With the success of the Alice Jamieson Film Festival, I decided I wanted to try this same documentary film project approach with another school. This time Ms. Gemma Epp volunteered her four grade seven classes. Add financial support from Calgary 2012 and the Langevin Parent...
I never thought a South Los Angeles "gangster" would be so moving as an advocate for reconnecting with food. Definitely worth a listen....
I recently spent a week and a half in Toronto for the Hot Docs film festival. Meeting people in the industry, watching films, roaming downtown Toronto in the sun...
An Artist-in-Residency with Sport Calgary has resulted in a wonderful exploration of what sports can give athletes beyond the usual glory and fame associated today's pro athletes. Thank you to all the local amateur athletes who shared their thoughts and feelings....
Grade seven students learn life skills through documentary filmmaking Date: Tuesday, March 19, 7-9 pm Location: Langevin School (107 - 6A Street NE), Calgary After five months working with Calgary 2012 Artist-in-Residence Chris Hsiung, 120 grade seven students from the Langevin School are showcasing their best documentary...
The last five months I've been teaching the entire Langevin School grade seven contingent on how to make a short documentary video. With four classes of thirty students each giving me roughly 120 students and 4 teachers to work with, this has been a challenging...
Reality on the reserve is difficult to talk about directly, but after just one week of film training, aboriginals on the Eden Valley Reserve produced a fictional story with enormous heart, truth, and hope. Keep in mind that prior to this, no one had used...
Over the last couple months, I've been recording speakers engaged with a variety of significant topics. Urban design, public art, child soldiers, early childhood development, new monetary systems...
[caption id="attachment_661" align="alignleft" width="300"] Chris Swacha throws a stinging jab as his brother Paul holds the pads.[/caption] When I took on the Artist in Residency with Sport Calgary, I never imagined I would end up swimming underwater with a camera, skating on the ice with my...
With a slow internet connection, intermittent power, I did manage to get one video message out while I was shooting a documentary in Kathmandu, Nepal....