Animator. Director. Artist. Scapegoat.
My goodness, no one seems to know what grand juries are! I sure didn’t, until this week. Because they’re called “juries,” people think they’re trial juries. Not at all! Here’s a good article explaining how grand juries work by activist Craig Rosebraugh. Grand Juries, often referred to as the “strong arm of the court system,” … Continue reading ““if no one is informed, no one will object.””
So there I was reading an old New Yorker, and came across this article about a lawyer who exposes overpaid corporate CEOs. The name and the picture looked familiar. Could it be the same Nell Minow who interviewed me about Sita Sings the Blues? Why yes, it is! Turns out the “Movie Mom” is kicking … Continue reading “Nell Minow: Film Reviewer, “CEO Killer””
Never before in my life have I been offered so many opportunities to travel. Flights paid for, hotels covered, welcomed as a special guest in fabulous locations all over the world. I am grateful, and honored. Unfortunately, I can’t stand it and I need to stop. It’s baffling. I’ve always wanted to travel like this. … Continue reading “Reasons not to travel”
Screen Daily quotes me in this article about indies and “piracy.” Fortunately I come off as a voice of reason in a world gone mad (to me at least). Don’t believe the MPAA’s lies; they don’t have the interests of small independent filmmakers at heart, that’s for sure. The Morning News runs a nice short … Continue reading “July Media Roundup”
We’re almost done authoring the Sita Sings the Blues DVD packaging and getting an order fulfillment service to ship it. Meanwhile, here’s something to do: sign up here with just your email address, and we’ll send you an mail with ordering information as soon as it’s ready. Because the “content” is free – you can … Continue reading “Sita DVD announcement list”
On March 7, New York’s WNET Channel13 will broadcast Sita Sings the Blues. WNET hopes to make a compressed version available for streaming on their web site even earlier (they’re aiming for February 26; we’ll keep you posted). But we also want to release it freely for decentralized audience distribution all over the web. To … Continue reading “Help Wanted: Can Your Servers Host a Feature Film?”