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About Me
I'm a Brooklyn based writer/director currently developing my debut feature film "The American People".
You'll find my work here plus posts about what I'm working on now, what I'm watching and reading or being inspired by with some personal ramblings here and there.
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The American People Film
“In the heart of Alabama wiregrass country, a mother haunted by prescient visions of the future struggles to find hope and the strength to live again after the sudden death of one of her children just days before 9/11.”
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American People Lookbook
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Posted – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - 12/09/2011
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Posted – In America - 12/09/2011
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Posted – The Tree of Life - 12/08/2011
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Posted – 8 1/2 – Opening Sequence - 12/08/2011
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Posted – Visions – Abby - 12/08/2011
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What I Remember – Sundance Labs 2011
Here’s my final post for the Sundance Institute Blog…
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Here’s a blog post for the Sundance Institute Blog about my time at the Directors Labs…
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Sundance Directors Labs 2011 – Production Pics
These are some pictures from our three weeks of shooting scenes from the film at the Labs.
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Other Recent Posts
- Ken Burns: On Story
- I Spy
- Terry Gross Can Act
- Jono Oliver Needs Your Help
- Finding the New Black
- Brother Spizike
- NYU – Cinema Research Institute
- Michael Shannon in Take Shelter
- Hitchcock Happy
- PBS Online Film Festival – National Film Society
- Ira Glass on Storytelling
- Stag & Doe
- “Men In Love” Lives! On!
- You’re Welcome
- Back at it again
- Tyler Perry….”How to be Successful”
- The Proportion of Gruel
- #RollTideRoll – Alabama Wins!!!
- Terrence Malick
- Surviving Desire
- Immaculate Heart College Art Department Rules
- Pariah
- Everything’s Amazing – Happy New Year!
- Men In Love – The Shadow & Act Digital Filmmaker Showcase
- The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
- Paradox of Choice
- Keith Of The Day
- ‘Off The Page’ – Work-In-Progress Reading of “The American People”
- We Miss You
- 25 to LIFE
- Up On The Mountain
- Hollywood’s Racism Against White People
- Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
- You’re invited – American People Reading
- My Love Affair with Steve McQueen part 2
- Deep End
- Yep, right now, everything feels just like this…
- GPS
- Gumbel
- Love The Game
- “Camera Angel” Clapper
- Thanks Steve…
- Updated: Working with Actors from the 2011 Directors Labs
- Teaching at NYU Graduate Film – Directing Actors
- National Film Society – How To Get an Agent
- 8 Films – A Little IndieWire Love
- I Can’t Make You Love Me / Nick of Time
- Filmmaker Steve McQueen On Acting
- Empire State of Mind
- In the Storm
- 25 Greatest Unscripted Scenes in Films
- UPDATED: Men In Love – Urbanworld Film Festival – 2011 – NYC
- Coverage for Cowards
- The Abyss
- King’s “Table of Brotherhood”
- Melancholia – Lars Von Trier
- Roll Tide
- “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Added A New Shared Page
- My Josephine
- To LA or not to LA
- Towards an Impure Poetry
- Men In Love
- ‘Men In Love’ Screenings – Roxbury and Martha’s Vineyard
- SLOW
- Vacay
- Off the Grid – Write Down the Bones
- ‘Men In Love’ Screening – Crossing the Bridge In Cinema
- First Criticisms
- The Sports Guy Explains the Movie Star
- Splitscreen: A Love Story
- Zadie Smith’s Rules for Writers
- What I Remember – Sundance Labs 2011
- Behind the Scenes – Directing Labs 2011
- Impossible Me – Sundance Directors Labs 2011
- The Mountain Is Almost Holy
- Brooklyn Shorts Screening – Men In Love
- Al Pacino Godfather Screentest
- 2011 Sundance Labs – Honda Power of Dreams Fellowship
- Men In Love Premier – Rooftop Film Festival
- List of Great Films Directed by Women
- Baths – Lovely Bloodflow
- Jordan
- Abandoned
- Cheeba
- Storytelling 11
- Oshun and the Dream
- State of Cinema: Christine Vachon
- S&A Filmmakers To Watch List
- Bold Choice
- .4 Second Shot
- The Age of the Essay
- The Audience
- Native Sun
- Midway
- Tree of Life
- Ex-Sex
- Justified
- Don’t Be Cynical
- A Brief History of Title Design
Sharing is good
Below you'll find some pics from my Instagram stream; what I'm currently reading/watching/listening to and some images and text from my Tumblr.
For a more complete list of what I'm sharing take a look here.
Articles I’m Reading
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– The Age of Innocence – NYTimes.com - 05/18/2012 -
– Trayvon Martin Case Shadowed by Police Missteps – NYTimes.com - 05/17/2012 -
– Bradford Young, Cinematographer for ‘Middle of Nowhere’ – NYTimes.com - 05/16/2012 -
– The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon « blog maverick - 05/16/2012 -
– The ESPN Man – NYTimes.com - 05/15/2012
What I’m Watching
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– 001- Enter the Void - 05/19/2012 -
– 002- Jackie Brown - 05/19/2012 -
– 003- The Graduate - 05/19/2012 -
– 004- Somersault - 05/19/2012 -
– 005- Swimming with Sharks - 05/19/2012
Music I’m Listening To
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– Let It Be Me by Ray LaMontagne - 05/04/2012 -
– Have You Seen Her by The Chi-Lites - 04/30/2012 -
– If You Don't Know Me By Now by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - 04/30/2012 -
– The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov - 04/30/2012 -
– Eyes On Fire by Blue Foundation - 04/30/2012
From My Tumblr – Sad Vader
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– "It takes a very long time to become young." - 05/18/2012 -
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– "Dust and Water" by Antony & The Johnsons - 05/18/2012 -
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