Earlier this month we entered a challenge to make a film in 5 days. I’ve always wanted to do one of these but never managed to find the time to do it. Finally, we had a shot and I don’t regret it one bit (although…
Today marks the official launch of our website for ‘The Interpreter’. It’s a simple splash page that features a clip of the film and the Q&A from TEDxMinneapolis. Special thanks to our friend Sameer Saadi for putting this together for us! Check it out at…
‘The Dickumentary’ made its midwest festival premiere on Thursday at St. Anthony Main Theater in downtown Minneapolis. We were honored to have in attendance several people involved in our new documentary project, part of which is being filmed in Minnesota. The screening was followed by…
For Hispanic Heritage Month, running from September 15 to October 15, ‘Gaucho del Norte’ is airing again on America ReFramed. As part of the screening series, co-director Andres Caballero participated in an online chat with the host of the series, Natasha Del Toro. The one-hour program’s…
Our short documentary ‘Honen Matsuri’ had its west coast premiere this weekend, where it played in a program of shorts by Japanese filmmakers or about Japanese subjects. The venue was at the Beverly Cinema in West Hollywood, the classic picture house famously restored to its…
A short film I made based on my friend Hasan Mujtaba’s poem “Fifth Avenue” made its online premiere today on the Indian news site The Wire. It was a very fulfilling summer side project on which I had the pleasure to work with a great team…
Last night we had the world premiere of our short film “The Harvest Festival” (aka Honen Matsuri) at the RIIFF in Providence. The film is a behind-the-scenes look at the annual fertility festival in Komaki, Japan, and was cut from extra footage that we shot…
Last night, we had the honor of presenting a 7-minute video about our new project ‘The Interpreter’ at the first ever TEDxMinneapolis event. The piece was well received, and when the subjects — a US veteran and his Iraqi interpreter — stood up to be…
Yesterday I ventured to SiriusXM’s midtown offices and went on The All Out Show with Rude Jude to talk about ‘The Dickumentary’. I was greeted in the lobby by my name misspelled on the welcome board as Sofia, which happens to me all the time…
The Atlantic featured an exclusive clip from the science segment of The Dickumentary today. This includes interviews with Diane Kelly and Particia Brennan of UMASS and John Long of Flinders University. See the post at: http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/392735/why-mammals-have-penises/?fb_ref=Default
