Category Archives: dispatches

I’m looking for films about L.A.

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

I’m looking for short films that present alternate (authentic) narratives about Los Angeles, preferably by L.A.-based filmmakers, for an upcoming program I am curating for Big City Forum. Please drop me a line at saskia [at] saskiawilsonbrown [dot] com with … Continue reading →

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LA

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

And now for something even more awesome: ‘Los Angeles: A Love Poem‘, by Dylan King (featuring a poem by Sandra Beasley)

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Crowdsourced Fundraising Presentation

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

For those of you who attended Sunday’s Filmmaker Alliance Filmmaker Workshop, as promised here is the powerpoint: Download it by clicking here (will automatically open a window from which you can download a PDF.) Click on the links below to … Continue reading →

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Send Camille to film school with IndieGoGo

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

My young friend Camille Manybeads — a teenage Navajo filmmaker from Arizona — just got accepted to Idyllwild‘s Moving Pictures Program. She needs to raise about $5000 for a laptop, Final Cut Pro, a hard drive and a printer. Help … Continue reading →

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‘Unplug’, now in blog and online video form

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

Confirming my opinion that the next big online trend will be to turn the power switch to the off position, I bring you ‘Yelp (With Apologies to Allen Ginsberg)’ from filmmaker Tiffany Shlain (and everyone’s favorite cranky editor, Dalan McNabola). … Continue reading →

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Nova Jiang & Michael Kontopoulos’ Moon Theatre at TED

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Are we all in agreement that a strong projected light and a blank wall makes us want to throw down a shadow puppet or two? Sometimes despite ourselves, even — and certainly with no expertise– we attempt the ‘dog with … Continue reading →

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Flash Mob at TEDActive

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Film guy and flash mob organizer Kenneth Hughes got about 50 TEDActive members together to engage in a little ‘idea spread’ via flash mob in Palm Springs- to the surprise and mixed reactions of some of the local Palm Springs … Continue reading →

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Evan Grant’s Multi-Touch Sphere at TED

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

In this video, Evan Grant explains his multi-touch sphere on exhibition at the Bing Innovation Lounge at TED Active in Palm Springs. Check out more of Evan’s work at seeper.com. The sphere was a collaboration between Seeper and Pufferfish. I’ll … Continue reading →

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James Patten’s Audiopad at TED

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

In this video, James Patten explains his Audiopad project at TEDActive in Palm Springs. Look out for lots of complex hand gestures, some fancy wallpaper, and really bright guy. Check out more about James Patten and the Audiopad, as well … Continue reading →

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Havana, 09

Posted on December 15, 2009 by
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