Micro-Documentaries and Non-Fiction Storytelling

There is a future for non-fiction film (AKA documentaries). In fact, it’s huge. Driven by necessity, technology and increasing demand, the market for micro-documentaries is growing. A micro-documentary tells a powerful story in under ten minutes. People want authenticity. NGOs and non-profits have messages they need to communicate through story driven content that brings to

Anger, Obstacles and Becoming Resilient: The Children Of Reading

  Examples of resilience leap out of the pages of a picture is worth…, a compilation of personal essays written by teens from Reading, Pa.—a place The New York Times describes as “America’s city with the highest poverty rate, extraordinarily low college-degree attainments and elevated high school dropout numbers.” It’s a youth culture riddled with

Humanity’s Choice

Each day we make choices that determine our life circumstances both as individuals and as a collective. When we live controlled by external forces instead of being guided by our self-defined purpose, we fail to live from our deepest joy. When we live self-directed lives, we actively create our world. Consciousness is a creative force,

21st Century Life: Peer-to-Peer, Last 5 Billion and Climate Change

The sharing economy is more than sharing resources, goods and apartment swapping. It also reflects a major organizational shift in how we form communities, work together and just get along. We’re moving from a world where we are organized by ownership to one organized around access to assets. Under this new emerging economic model, everyone

Seeking Fulfillment: Be True to Your Vision

  Our lives are raveled into balls and knots of experiences harbored in memories held deep in our minds and the crevices of our bodies. When we begin to unravel, we realize that we create our past, present and future in our minds, and we can make the shift to begin actively creating our lives

Independent Filmmakers: Grit, Creativity and Determination

There is something very American about independent filmmakers. They  are a part of the New York ethos- a kind of mythic hero. Rarefied when success hits but working in anonymity most of the time. Existing somewhere along the edge of social acceptance is not for the risk averse. Like authors, few will make it and

Narratives: The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Expressions

Stories are universal. They take an audience on an emotional journey through the kaleidoscope of imagination. They tap into the psyche and articulate an experience, a feeling, an idea or an inner knowing. A well-told narrative takes us on a trip to experience the full spectrum of emotions. It creates a heart-centered experience, and the

Enter The Age of The Storyteller

From macro to micro stories, media consumption is a constant part of daily life. Visual content is everywhere.  We watch them on big and small screens from the megaplex to the mobile phone. Often we watch multiple screens at the same time and, yes, this includes those sneak peeks of your phone in the dark