Arcanum Research Airport Video
During this past semester I have been working closely with a graduate student of mine, Jiachi Liu, who wanted to do an independent study with me to learn some advanced After … Continue reading
Won New Frontiers Grant!
Today Indiana University announced the recipients of the New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities Grant. I am happy to say that we were among that group! I am delighted to … Continue reading
Final Back Space Shoot
On Sunday we had the final Back Space shoot, our 16th day of shooting. We needed a sunny day, so we held out until one landed on a weekend. We … Continue reading
Pocket Square Live
The Pocket Square Project launch event was held last Monday at The Libertine bar in downtown Indy. It was very successful with at least 100 people attending. I luckily finished … Continue reading
Star Trails in Alabama
While visiting my family this past Thanksgiving I decided to set-up the camera to experiment with capturing some of the amazing stars visible on the family farm. My family has a … Continue reading
The Pocket Square Project
My friend Rachel Vreeman is launching The Pocket Square Project to help raise funds for starting and sustaining HIV support groups for adolescents in Kenya. This project involves the making and selling … Continue reading
Here comes more
The last week has been a no-minute-to-spare juggling act of school demands (recruitment visits, search committee interviews, in addition to the normal teaching load), Arcanum show details, Dream Tree preparations, … Continue reading
HADITHI Deux, Hopefully
Last year I applied for a grant to continue making films for Dr. Rachel Vreeman’s HADITHI study. (See the entry on Shahidi). The grant was an internal $50,000 grant called … Continue reading
Back on Back Space
Today we shot a walking/running scene for Back Space. Chelsea, our protagonist, (which is both the actor and the character’s name) has just been confronted by her publisher about something she … Continue reading
Swaziland Documentary
Last spring I was introduced to Cynthia Prime of Saving Orphans through Healthcare and Outreach. SOHO, which is based in Indianapolis, strives to help improve the lives of orphans in Swaziland … Continue reading