Nevada Road Trip:

Day 1

Made the 300 mile drive from Phoenix yesterday, I left right before sunset. I was anxious to get to Nevada to start shooting all the things that make this such a unique and intriguing state. As there was very little along the way, this is the best I have to offer for today.

I feel it necessary on this, the first daily post, to

pay homage to my rental car, the Chevy Malibu, as we have had many an off-road adventure throughout the American West. Fuel efficiency, quick pick-up and a resistance to showing signs of having been driven on a frozen lake in a blinding snowstorm or through a burning forest on barely navigable logging roads while dodging mountain rams and deer. Thank you to Avis for your all-encompassing "Loss/Damage Waiver."

So in lieu of any people on day one, I offer you the best images I could make in the 20 minutes of daylight I had alongside highway 101 outside Phoenix. I suspect had there been 5 more hours of daylight, the rest of the journey would have looked much the same. Although, I think I figured out, albeit 20-some-odd years later, what "purple mountain majesty" refers to.

12/29/08

This Thursday: 2 Minute Shorts Party...

Come out to the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective Fundraiser.  We'll be showing 2 minute shorts based on the theme: Based on a real event. The last one was an all-out success. $10 all-you-can-drink goes to support local filmmakers.

I'll be premiering my first venture into the narrative film world; a macabre piece which will surely kill the festive party atmosphere in under two minutes!

Music Video Party, April 25th

Just back from it's world premiere at Sundance 2008, come check out my music video directing debut on April 25th...