Monday, June 17, 2013

I Loved It... I Loved it All


Essay by Edward Abbey "I Loved it...I Loved it All" from Ned Judge on Vimeo.

A fantastic short film that shows the Arches National Park through the eyes of Ed Abbey, a thoughtful and curious man, all with a beautiful life lesson tied in. Enjoy it.
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An eight minute film essay that I co-produced and directed with Ed Abbey in 1985. At the time I was working for a network magazine show. The executive producer took me to lunch one day. He told me that he was having trouble with his son who was 18. The son thought his dad was a corporate whore. He had told his father if he had any balls at all he’d put Ed Abbey on his show. That’s why the EP was talking to me. Would I see if it was possible? I had an acquaintance who knew Ed and he passed the request along. Ed responded that he’d give it a try. He signed the contract and wrote a script. We met in Moab and went out to Arches National Park to shoot some practice sessions with a home video camera. We would review them at the motel in the evening. After a day or two, Ed was feeling pretty comfortable on camera so we scheduled the shoot. We were all happy with the way it went. But then we ran head-on into network reality. Roger Mudd, the show’s host, was extremely negative about putting an “eco-terrorist” on the show. The executive producer caved (his son was right about him apparently). So this Abbey essay was put on the shelf and never aired. Abbey died 3 years later in March 1989.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Power of Conformity


The Elevator Experiment from Miguel Paulo Flores on Vimeo.
A group conformity experiment that relates to Solomon Asch's experiment.

While many of us (and the laughing audience too) believe that "I would never do such a thing!", the reality of conformity and standardization is obvious. With too wide a variation, productivity and efficiency become an issue and hampers growth (economically and socially). Because of this, we as a species have evolved within degree to conform for survival and "social" reasons. Conformity enables the human mind  to construct easy to understand concepts, from very complex and complicated realities. But with this comes the loss of spirit, the loss of individuality. So next time, when out shopping or with friends, think about this clip and ask yourself, "Are you turning around because everyone else is?"

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Coffee, Capital and You!


"HERE IS YOUR CUP OF COFFEE"- Heart Coffee Roasters from shelby menzel on Vimeo.
filmed and edited by Shelby Menzel for Heart Roasters in Portland, OR.

An intriguing short film that shows fundamental aspects to the operation of the marketplace and consumer choice. A cup of coffee that one buys for 1,3 or even 5 dollars, is quite minuscule compared to what it would cost the individual per cup, if he were to do it himself. The clip shows how capital, the division of labor and market demand come together, without the need of a central planner, to provide a good desired by millions.

Monday, June 3, 2013

A short film about love, the male brain and boobies.


FLAGPOLE from Matt Kazman on Vimeo.
A serious short film.
About boners and salami nipples.

* FINALIST - 38th Student Academy Awards
* OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2011 Palm Springs International ShortFest
* OFFICIAL SELECTION - 37th Seattle International Film Festival [SIFF]
* OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2011 Austin Film Festival

written & directed by MATT KAZMAN
starring DAVID THOMPSON

Entrapenureship and Coffee


Tellason Stories: Meet Jeremy from Vertical Online on Vimeo.
In the second film for our Tellason series we're featuring Jeremy Tooker. Jeremy is a coffee craftsman and the owner of Four Barrel Coffee in San Francisco. He is dedicated to sourcing the best seasonal single-farm-origin beans from around the world and coupling that with impeccable roasting. We also learned that he is a tireless entrepreneur who regularly works 60-80 hours a week in pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee.

Jeremy Tooker
http://fourbarrelcoffee.com/
http://themillsf.com

Director: Logan Kelsey
http://www.verticalonline.com

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Stories by
http://www.tellason.com

I know Jeffery Tucker will certainly enjoy this! (http://lfb.org/)

Short story on love... and food.


Chicken or the Egg from KIMWU on Vimeo.
"Chicken or the Egg" is an offbeat romantic comedy about a pig who has an EGGdiction to eating eggs. But when he falls in love with the hottest chicken in town, he must choose what comes first... the Chicken or the Egg.


A student animated short film by Christine Kim and Elaine Wu from Ringling College of Art and Design.


Special thanks to our composer Laurent Courbier (http://www.laurentcourbier.com/fr) and our sound designer Mutante Media (http://mutantemedia.wordpress.com/)!

Enjoy!