My first feature film, Soak, that premiered at the Chicago Underground Film Festival is available on DVD; Tetro Video from Italy has been re-releasing my films with new features and these beautiful art-books. Nice to see physical distribution is alive and thriving.
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Great turnout and Q&A at the Dragon Boat Film Festival in Denver, screening our film ‘Soon.’
We play again in Denver, come check out the Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival, and watch our film Soon at Sie FilmCenter – H2 – Maglione Theater, March 11, 2023, at 11:00 AM
http://www.cdfilm.org
A hypnotic video by Usama Alshaibi, reproduces geometric Islamic drawings, taken from a book offered by his father, which he scanned. “They are charged with a transcendental value and show that divine perfection passes through geometry.”
https://www.expressions-venissieux.fr/2022-12-22-centre-dart-madeleine-lambert-avec-motifs-apparents/
TetroVideo, a distributor in Italy has been re-releasing my older films in these limited redesigned DVD’s. Check it out: https://tetrovideo.com/shop/profane-dvd-ultralimited-mediabook-edition/
My film Allahu Akbar will be screening as part of a group exhibition titled:”Sur le motif” (“On the Pattern”) at the Center d’art Madeleine-Lambert in Vénissieux, France, from December 17, 2022 to February 25, 2023.
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Our short film ‘Soon’ playing at Extremely Shorts Film Festival, a program of the Aurora Picture Show, on May 20 & 21, and with a virtual premiere May 27-29.
Click here for more information.
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I’ve been teaching at Colorado State University for over 7 years and I’m so honored to be receiving this award.
The 14’er Award: This award recognized innovative achievements demonstrating unique vision, creativity and grit.
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