Find your inner freak. If you’re just trying to get the best lighting or camera movement, you’re competing with thousands of other people. There are so many movies that get made that the only way to stand out is be different. Be your own bizarre self.
The Edinburgh Evening News reports on a recent screening of Rwanda: Hope Rises.
Although they were happy, Nicholas said his experiences in Edinburgh made him more determined to help other Rwandans rebuild their lives. Elsie was reluctant at first, but eventually agreed.
insecurity & vulnerability are weaknesses that when managed with courage (vs fear) embody humility — a leader’s greatest strength.
— John Maeda, President of RISD
…on callow, lumpish, and selfish youth peril, sorrow, and the shadow of death can bestow dignity, and even sometimes wisdom.
— G.K. Chesterton
Remember: the only person who can sit on your ass is you.
They Come in the Name of Helping, a short, compelling documentary on Africa. This film says overtly what my film says between the lines.
(h/t Kara)
We fill pre-existing forms and when we fill them we change them and are changed.
— Frank Bidart, “Borges and I”