I'm ecstatic to have Michael onboard. He has coordinated the volunteer efforts of over 200 artists of various levels of experience and skill.
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From his wikipedia entry:
Michael S. Pope, (Born in Manhattan, New York) is an award-winning underground filmmaker and multi-media artist best known as auteur of the feature Film/Event: Neovoxer.
Neovoxer is an experimental, non-dialogue feature film, accompanied by a live performance of its musical score and sound effects. Pope was director as well as a writer, actor, editor, and composer of the project. With this, he spearheaded the volunteer efforts of over 200 artists and artisans.
His work has received recognition and support from The Tanne Foundation[1], The Experimental Television Center [2], Mobius Group for Experimental Work in All Media [3] and The Cloud Club as well as critical acclaim from numerous publications and online film sites.
His commercial credits include director/cinematographer/editor of music videos for Ben Folds, The Dresden Dolls, Fluttr Effect and The Steamy Bohemians, as well as director/editor of the documentary "A Life in The Day of The Dresden Dolls" and The Dresden Dolls concert DVD "Live: In Paradise".
I think this is a truly fascinating and hugely relevant project, and I'd really like to know more about it as you progress. Are there any broadcastable components to the project? As a filmmaker and someone who works with various media organizations, I'd be very interested in helping this get to a larger audience.
We are piecing together short "broadcastable" snippets of our gallery and studio conversations with a couple young Iranian artists. (Vahid Sharifian, Persian "Andy Warhol" being one of them). Would love to partner with any or all media organizations-- favorites include Current TV, Link TV...
Also, the next trips (back to Tehran and then to Gaza) will include a videographer.
I found this in the news today, I think it provides a solid example of the pressing need to reach out to younger generations in "hot-button locales".
From the article: "In a poll conducted in May, more than 60 per cent of Jewish high-school kids say they want to control the political participation of Arabs in Israel; they're not ready to live in the same apartment building as Arab citizens; they don't like to hear the sound of Arabic language; and so on"
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If you know any artists that should be brought to this projects attention:
Contact me (BriAnna) directly: bri@lovevolution.org
Additionally, if you are interested in a roster of incredible Iranian artists, please visit:
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&fr...
Also:
http://tehranavenue.com/
http://www.biennialtehran.com/
(consider this an addendum)
Michael Pope / Director
I'm ecstatic to have Michael onboard. He has coordinated the volunteer efforts of over 200 artists of various levels of experience and skill.
....
From his wikipedia entry:
Michael S. Pope, (Born in Manhattan, New York) is an award-winning underground filmmaker and multi-media artist best known as auteur of the feature Film/Event: Neovoxer.
Neovoxer is an experimental, non-dialogue feature film, accompanied by a live performance of its musical score and sound effects. Pope was director as well as a writer, actor, editor, and composer of the project. With this, he spearheaded the volunteer efforts of over 200 artists and artisans.
His work has received recognition and support from The Tanne Foundation[1], The Experimental Television Center [2], Mobius Group for Experimental Work in All Media [3] and The Cloud Club as well as critical acclaim from numerous publications and online film sites.
His commercial credits include director/cinematographer/editor of music videos for Ben Folds, The Dresden Dolls, Fluttr Effect and The Steamy Bohemians, as well as director/editor of the documentary "A Life in The Day of The Dresden Dolls" and The Dresden Dolls concert DVD "Live: In Paradise".
I think this is a truly fascinating and hugely relevant project, and I'd really like to know more about it as you progress. Are there any broadcastable components to the project? As a filmmaker and someone who works with various media organizations, I'd be very interested in helping this get to a larger audience.
We are piecing together short "broadcastable" snippets of our gallery and studio conversations with a couple young Iranian artists. (Vahid Sharifian, Persian "Andy Warhol" being one of them). Would love to partner with any or all media organizations-- favorites include Current TV, Link TV...
Also, the next trips (back to Tehran and then to Gaza) will include a videographer.
Contact me privately?:
bri@lovevolution.org
I found this in the news today, I think it provides a solid example of the pressing need to reach out to younger generations in "hot-button locales".
From the article: "In a poll conducted in May, more than 60 per cent of Jewish high-school kids say they want to control the political participation of Arabs in Israel; they're not ready to live in the same apartment building as Arab citizens; they don't like to hear the sound of Arabic language; and so on"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090126.wisrael26/BN...
Hope you get funding.
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