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Documentary Filmmaking: Great Quality, No Budget

Would you like to make a Documentary film but have little or no money for a budget? I did and I’ll share with you how I did it. I was reminded recently about the importance of sharing knowledge. Although I’m not a big Hollywood filmmaker (by choice), that doesn’t mean that my methods and particularly [...]

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Documentary Filmmaking In 10 Steps

This past spring I flew to Florida from New York to film my latest two documentaries, Our Side of Joy and Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism.  I’d filmed my first documentary back in 2002 but I was very new to filmmaking at the time. That doc turned out pretty good but [...]

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Movie Review: 300

Ahhhh dare I rip this beloved movie apart? … Actually I’d love to for the simple fact that so many people blindly love it. This movie delivers socially horrific messages with pretty pictures. First things first; I had a problem with the whole process of creating certain types of men based on a desire to [...]

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Movie Review: Bin Jip – 3 Iron

When I first watched this movie I liked it but didn’t like the ending. It felt like “oh god, not another lazy writer who wants us to finish telling their story to ourselves”. But a day later the movie kept playing in my mind. I just couldn’t let it go. Eventually it began to all [...]

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To Publish or Not To Publish: Making The Best Publishing Decisions

To publish or not to publish? If you are just starting out as a new publisher, knowing just what to publish can become a nightmare. As soon as writers learn you are publisher who is 1. looking for manuscripts, and 2. open to unsolicited manuscripts, you may find yourself swamped with inquiries and manuscripts. I [...]

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Charise: A Portrait … Documentary Trailer 2

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Finishing Funds – Donate to "Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism"

Greetings, In addition to my documentary, Our Side of Joy, I am making Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism, a film about an African American woman with Albinism. This documentary explores the ins and outs of Albinism; from skin cancer, to blindness, to the social issues that come along with it. The [...]

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Finishing Funds – Donate to “Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism”

Greetings, In addition to my documentary, Our Side of Joy, I am making Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism, a film about an African American woman with Albinism. This documentary explores the ins and outs of Albinism; from skin cancer, to blindness, to the social issues that come along with it. The [...]

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Four Ways To Become Self-Aware: Living for You

What is self-awareness? If one were to look up “self-awareness” you would find many definitions of the term describing one’s knowledge of thoughts and behaviors, etc. However, I feel that is only part of what self-awareness truly is. Self-awareness is not only knowing yourself well it is also responding to your own thoughts and behaviors. [...]

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License To Publish: Your ISBNs and You

If you are considering becoming a publisher International Standard Book Numbers or ISBNs are your license to practice publishing. You are not a publisher without them. If you publish a book without an ISBN you have simply bound a stack of paper. ISBNs are serial numbers for published books. They link books to both publishers and countries. [...]

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