Saturday, July 19, 2003Going to MaineTomorrow I leave the security of subways, buses and sidewalks for rural, coastal Maine. I teach a week long course on funding documentary film at the International Film and Television Workshops in Rockport Maine in July and October. How I got this gig was purely accidental. Ony day, about 3 years... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 6:49 PM Comments (0) (link) Friday, July 18, 2003LIVING WITH DOGSA talented young filmmaker called me the other day to discuss a new project he's working on about the relationship of humans to their dogs. I'll find out more when I meet with him next week. My bosses sister, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, wrote a best selling book a few years back called "The Secret... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:32 PM Comments (1) (link) Thursday, July 17, 2003HAIREveryone grew a lot of it in the 1960's. The musical HAIR opened in NYC first in 1967 and then moved on to Broadway in 1968 and became a huge hit. There was nudity and exhuberance on stage. It embodied all the challenges to social and political mores that are still relevant today, racism, identity,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:48 AM Comments (0) (link) Wednesday, July 16, 2003PROTESTMarching to the Boston Common in 1968-69 to demonstrate against the Vietnam War and for civil rights at home was the last time I was moved to the point of actually getting off my butt for my beliefs. I think that massive movement and public outcry did change (for the better) the course of events for... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:40 AM Comments (1) (link) Tuesday, July 15, 2003SKATING IN TIMEWhen did you learn to swim, roller skate, or ride a bike? Chances are it was between the ages of 5 and 10. Gram taught me how to skate on the streets and sidewalks of Queens NY when I was about 5 or 6. She belonged to a ladies Canasta club. Every afternoon the ladies would meet at a different house... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:32 AM Comments (1) (link) |
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