Tag: Cheryl Green

  • Criptiques Kickstarter fundraiser

    Listen to this post: More fabulous artists Kickstarting! Check out a new Kickstarter campaign by activist, blogger, educator Caitlin Wood. Remember our fabulous, snarky PSA about disability called “Your Daily Dosage of Inspiration“? She’s taking this kind of social critique to a whole new level with her book, “Criptiques.” [caption: “there’s nothing else quite like this”] The…

  • Dis/Representation: Reading Into Disability live poetry reading with William L. Alton

    Listen to this post:  We’ve done it again! Cross-disability stuff and mixed media stuff! First off: Dis/Representation, a disability justice literature project by Disability Art and Culture Project, Portland Community College Disability Services, GimpGirl Community, and other community partners. Each month, we read and discuss blog posts, articles, poetry and short fiction. They cover the…

  • Meet the documentary team: Paulius Kontijevas

    Listen to this post: I guess I start by introducing myself. My name is Paulius Kontijevas, I’m the Director of Photography and the camera operator for the film that the talented Cheryl Green and Cynthia Lopez are making. My true passion has always been documentary filmmaking and although I get involved in various types of…

  • Where did this brain injury film thing come from?

    Listen to this post: As more folks I haven’t met are visiting this blog, I realized a little introduction is in order! This brain injury film thing started in 2011 when Impetus Arts produced its 3rd storytelling performance called “No One Wants to See the Wires.” It’s a writing and performance workshop for disabled artists.…

  • What happens before you make a documentary?

    Listen to this post: Some folks have asked how the film is going. I share your enthusiasm! I don’t have much to show for progress at this point, though. So you might be wondering what we’re working on at this point. A lot of pre-planning goes into a documentary film. Step one is that I…