Speed-blogging today…got LOTS on my plate.
I am thrilled and honored and humbled to be working these next couple of weeks on a short splash video promoting long-time client Independent Television Service‘s involvement in the documentary film adaptation of HALF THE SKY, a New York Times bestselling novel by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl Wudunn. If you haven’t read the book, Read More
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| The Avid Queen in the old BAVC, circa 1996 |
This morning I realized that my company Shirley Thompson Editorial is 21 years old…a reason to celebrate, if not pause and reflect. I consider my anniversary to be Labor Day, a good day to celebrate working for oneself and to celebrate being a successful independent contractor for all these years. Read More
Aloha! Just a quick note to remind all the folks in Hawaii that our documentary PIDGIN: The Voice of Hawaii, will air on PBS Hawaii Thursday night, 8:30 pm, Channel 11. Read More
EATING ALASKA, the local, sustainable food movie by local, sustainable filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein (and co-produced by me!) has a busy month of September, airing on PBS stations from Houston to Juneau, from Charleston to Milwaukee.
As many of you know, this film was a long time labor of love for me and Ellen, Read More
Aloha friends! Excited to share the ONE VOICE TRAILER which I edited for the good people at Pacific Islanders in Communication, a fantastic organization that channels Corporation for Public Broadcasting money to Pacific Islander films and filmmakers (they also do great education and outreach, in addition to funding). Anyways, there is nothing more fun than editing something and immediately getting to see it with an audience. Read More
I am NOT a Feng Shui expert. But I do think the basic principles of Feng Shui jive with the basic principles of good design, and I used Feng Shui to help design and decorate the last two workspaces, which were both very successful. So Stanford and I read a couple of books, Read More
Another great nomination for our documentary Special Circumstances by Marianne Teleki and Héctor Salgado. This little film that could was nominated for an Imagen Award (Spanish for “image”) in the Best Documentary Category. Read More
Aloha Friends! It’s only my first day in Hawaii, but already I’m at work. No rest for the weary, thanks to my partner in crime (and all matters of the heart) Stanford Chang at Gravity, who had a meeting with a director lined up for me as soon as I landed. Read More
When Ellen and I were working on the film, we always hoped to link up with the folks at Slow Food…here is their latest blog about our film Eating Alaska.
The Slow Food USA Blog
Eating Alaska
Aloha everybody…working in Honolulu this week as I get ready to relocate Shirley Thompson Editorial world headquarters to the Aloha State!
Just wanted to share this trailer I edited for the good folks at Independent Lens…this is my eighth season creating promos and trailers for Independent Lens (!) and in particular, this trailer which they screened at the PBS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX last week. Here is a sneak preview of a few films from the 2010-2011 season.