Who Am I To Stop It

Tag: documentary

  • Pigeonhole Podcast 36: Sounds from the farm

    Listen to this post: Today, a couple of audio described super short films I made in summer 2020 at Sunflower Farm. I’ve been volunteering there since shortly after the pandemic was declared. All of the organic produce and eggs get donated to food pantries and shelters, and the farm operates year-round on a fully-volunteer basis.…

  • Painter Kris Haas launches USA Projects campaign

    Listen to this post: Here’s some super exciting news! It feels like Kris Haas and I have sometimes moved in parallel lines. And now we have made a circle. My first idea for making “Who Am I To Stop It” came because I wanted to share with the world my appreciation and admiration for Kris…

  • Check out Keith Jones: Un-rapping Disability

    Listen to this post: Here is a beautifully done short documentary that looks at  intersections of race and disability! Here’s Keith Jones using music (including krip hop), public speaking, humor, and total honesty. He raises awareness of disability discrimination in many forms: doctors saying he’ll never amount to much, folks on the street thinking he’ll…

  • Why are you making this documentary…again?

    Listen to this post: Recently, I deleted the first post from this site where I explained what this film is and why I’m making it. I have no good reason why I deleted it. I think I was confused. Tyler Presnell just said he would be thrilled to contribute his poetry to the blog. He was…

  • Personal stories, not education

    Listen to this post: Cynthia, my filmmaker, was talking with some fans of documentary film. When she told one this new project will be focused on artists with brain injuries, here was the response she got: “Oh! So it’s going to be an educational film?” Well… not really. She explained it’ll be a documentary with…