When a passionate puppet animator meets Lisa Henson, daughter of legendary Jim Henson (The Muppets, Dark Crystal, Sesame Streets) you get a fantastic visionary endeavor: the short film ‘The Haunted Swordsman’ which just played at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. We sat down with director and puppet master Kevin …
Read More »The Beat Is On: Bushwick Beats
Time to celebrate again the independent spirit of courageous filmmakers releasing ‘Bushwick Beats’, a film based in the heart of Brooklyn’s hot Bushwick neighborhood. This film is a brilliant construct by six promising young directors: Anu Valia, A.Sayeeda Moreno, Chloe Sarbib, Brian Shoaf, Sonejuhi Sinha and James Sweeney. The unconditional …
Read More »Magnificent Stages at The Bregenz Festival
Take me to Bregenz, Austria this summer! These are images from the Bregenz Festival held every July and August where an elaborate opera or musical is staged on Lake Constance. Really, the stage is magnificent and of course the lake makes it even more beautiful. My favorite is the bookish …
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