Article from INDIE WIRE: “Auteurs-Any American Women?”

In 100 years of cinema, no American woman director has ever been invited to join the pantheon of international auteur directors. Non-American women directors like Andrea Arnold, Jane Campion, Liliana Cavani, Claire Denis, Marleen Gorris, Agnieszka Holland, Lynne Ramsay, Agnes Varda, Lina Wertmuller among others– directors with bodies of work that match those of their male counterparts– hardly exist in America, with the possible exceptions of masterful experimental directors, Maya Daren and Nina Menkes.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/auteur-directors-any-american-women-international-film-business

THE PAST IS NOT DEAD, IT IS NOT EVEN PAST
–William Faulkner

Wheresoever patterns are found, there are complexes at work. Wheresoever complexes are found, history prevails over the present. Wheresoever history prevails over the present, we are stuck. (James Hollis, On This Journey We Call Life, 2003, p.31)

Still beautiful weather, crisp and clear, delicious coffee, and after all “all I know is that I know nothing”……..

Thrilled that Los Angeles Filmforum can accept tax deductible donations for my new project– The ancient Greek MINOTAUR myth set in the labyrinths of Old Jerusalem.  The message is peace in the Middle East. 

Support this film.  Support the arts.  Support peace.

NINA MENKES’ MINOTAUR – A New Feature Film. Ck out the link below:

http://www.lafilmforum.org/fiscal-sponsorship/minotaur/

Practice is joyful, but not in the usual sense. It is hard joy, tough joy, but you will achieve something in the end. Joy is connected with hard work and exertion: you appreciate working hard and you are not trying to escape from pain. If you stay with the pain of practice, it is like carving a rock: It is not necessarily pleasurable, but you are achieving something. You keep going and appreciate keeping going.

DISSOLUTION streaming in israel here:

http://vod.walla.co.il/movie/2677859/hitparkut

Don’t kill the Dragon, use it for Transportation!

check out Cinemad Presents LUNCHFILMS…an amazing collection of super short films, one by me too…

www.vimeo.com/ondemand/lunchfilm

I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.

~~Muhammad Ali