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The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF), which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, will be showing my short film "Forager." The festival, which runs April 7-April 23, will screen more than 250 films – 160 features and 90 shorts – that represent 71 countries.
See the full lineup here.
I'm honored to have shot featured in the FreeFly Systems commercial, not only because it's a special moment as a filmmaker, but also because I LOVE FreeFly's MōVI M5. An upcoming video I am releasing with The Bitter Southerner was shot using the MōVI. Watch for that to drop soon and keep your eye our the little girl waving around fire sparklers in the commercial...that's me! You can license that content too on Story & Heart.
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I traveled to Gunnison County, Colo., to make this video about two towns that had taken different paths since medicinal marijuana was legalized in 2000 and recreational marijuana sales began this year. One, Crested Butte, has embraced the sale of retail and medicinal marijuana; the other, Gunnison, has so far rejected it. (While anyone in the state over 21 is free to use the drug on private property, it’s up to local governments to decide whether it can be sold.)
I spoke with a wide cross section of people – including politicians, educators, store owners, police officers and two guys who hope to strike it rich in the legal marijuana trade. Yet I found it surprisingly challenging to find someone to speak for the oppositional side. Many told me this was because marijuana was not a new recreational drug to the state; Colorado and weed have a long history, they said. Others said, “It’s just not that big of a deal.” I called an individual who was deep-rooted in the ranching community who said that finding ranchers to talk about it would be nearly impossible. They were “not in favor” of the new laws but weren’t comfortable talking about this to journalists.
Yet I did find a sense of caution: concerns about access for youth, proper labeling and fair taxation. And one thing everybody agrees on is that this new legislation is a huge experiment.
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Enjoy this short film I shot and edited of my adorable niece experiencing sparklers for the first time.
Our short film, FOR SEAMUS, has launched today on The New York Times. The film celebrates the life and work of Ireland's most famous contemporary poet, Seamus Heaney. It was commissioned by NYT Op-Docs and NYT Magazine for "The Lives They Lived" series, along with four other films. See them all here.
For the past couple days (and through next Sunday) Kerrin and I are spending time searching for legacy of Seamus Heaney, an Irish poet who recently passed away. Heaney’s impact on his home country is quite astounding and we have been lucky enough to meet some great young poets and friends from his hometown, so far.
