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JFI Co-Presents WORLD PREMIERE HERB ALPERT IS…

The Virtual Theatrical Edition features additional materials including a Q&A with filmmaker John Scheinfeld and subject Herb Alpert moderated by Grammy Museum Artistic Director, Scott Goldman! Virtual Theatrical Edition Available On Demand Starting Thursday 10/1  For Tckets Orde here  The October 1st event will be followed with a live Q&A with ALPERT and the film’s director JOHN SCHEINFELD (“Chasing TRANE: The JOHN COLTRANE Documentary,” “The … Continue reading JFI Co-Presents WORLD PREMIERE HERB ALPERT IS…

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Healthy Living

Autumn Has Arrived!!

Jannie Vaught, Along with rain and schoolhouse Lily, it has been a long hot dry summer. But as I remember Autumn is good here in the Hill Country. What I’m planting, it is “Roots and Shoots”. Beets, carrots, turnips, and rutabaga. garlic, bulbing onions, and Artichoke are coming back after their end of summer trim back. Greens are; Collards, mustard, kale, and lots of lettuce … Continue reading Autumn Has Arrived!!

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Arts

OLIVIA MUNN TO STAR IN ALEPPO FOR MILU ENTERTAINMENT

  It has been announced that award-winning actress Olivia Munn (X-Men Apocalypse, The Newsroom) is attached to play the lead in the drama feature ALEPPO for MiLu Entertainment. The announcement follows her recent casting as the lead in the much-anticipated action title REPLAY at the 2020 Virtual Cannes Market. Munn will also lead the thrilling social drama THE GATEWAY, currently in post-production. ALEPPO is the … Continue reading OLIVIA MUNN TO STAR IN ALEPPO FOR MILU ENTERTAINMENT

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Arts

Celebrating The Birthdays Of Two Wonderfully Inspiring People

    By Christopher Roberts It is not very often that you have to pleasure to say that you work with a truly wonderful and inspiring person. I have the pleasure to say that of Monteque Pope-Le Beau. Over the years I have gotten to know them and to see the kind of person they are and It has been a  honor to call  them … Continue reading Celebrating The Birthdays Of Two Wonderfully Inspiring People

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Arts

Artistic Atmosphere

By Stephan Pisko Atmosphere pulls artists’ into something tragic. If they are insecurely plastic not contented basically within an “unpure state” a creative cleaning process must be undertaken to render “artistic purity” a totally contented secure honesty “expressing the expression” not a contaminated carbon copy of atmosphere where the artist can create literally anywhere anytime. A”special atmosphere” is not required as a creative crutch although … Continue reading Artistic Atmosphere

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Arts, Poetry

A Journey To Enlightenment With Mr. Tony Saint Tone Lavorgna

By Monteque Pope-Le Beau In a time of hardship and chaos it is hard to fine those elements of inspiration that can give one hope. Some would say that these are truly dark times that the modern society has plunged into. With little or no understanding on how to move forward it is little wonder why many people find themselves disillusioned. This is where Mr. … Continue reading A Journey To Enlightenment With Mr. Tony Saint Tone Lavorgna

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Arts

Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists

2020 Screenplay Competition Winners Announcement Dates Quarterfinalists | September 15, 2020 Semifinalists | September 22, 2020 Top 12 | September 29, 2020 Awards Ceremony* | October 8, 2020 *This year’s awards ceremony will be live streamed and open to all. Please check back for more information.  Quarterfinalists Features A Splendid Place by Andy Gillies & Brendan Marshall-Rashid As You Wish by Suhashini Krishnan Back to … Continue reading Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists

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Arts

Silicon Valley Investor Asha Jadeja Pledges $1 Million Seed Fund for Non-profit Start-up Accelerator

Asha Jadeja, the influential Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist, is pledging $1M US in seed funding for start-ups in the Indian Institute of Technology Start-ups accelerator program. Previously, Jadeja has invested in over 100 start-ups including high-profile public companies such as Google and PayPal. “This seed fund for IIT Startup Accelerator is part of a larger MJF initiative called Exponential India (EI). EI is launching several … Continue reading Silicon Valley Investor Asha Jadeja Pledges $1 Million Seed Fund for Non-profit Start-up Accelerator

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Arts

Carrie Lozano Joins Sundance Institute as Director, Documentary Film Program

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist to Lead Support of Nonfiction Field   Sundance Institute has announced that Carrie Lozano will helm its Documentary Film Program, succeeding interim Director Kristin Feeley and prior Director Tabitha Jackson. As Documentary Film Program Director, Lozano will elevate and support nonfiction filmmakers worldwide at all stages of creating and distributing new cinematic work. She will also work to advance and … Continue reading Carrie Lozano Joins Sundance Institute as Director, Documentary Film Program

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Healthy Living

Reminding Gardeners To Water In Hard Times

By Jannie Vaught For many gardeners, the simple fact is we are watering to keep out vital fruit and shade trees alive. The perennials like grapes and berries are looking tired and the many fall producing plants like sweet potatoes and the pepper plants are needing irrigation to get them through to some rain. Yesterday I opened the saved rainwater hoping they will make it … Continue reading Reminding Gardeners To Water In Hard Times

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Arts

A Year In The Life Of Jack And Yaya

By Joanna Panayi Jack & Yaya captures a year in the life of childhood best friends who grew up defying gender norms to transitioning in their twenties. Jack and Yaya grew up together as next-door neighbors in a rural area, supporting each other when they realized they were both transgender. This film highlights their friendship through present-day and juxtaposed archival videos with Jack, Yaya, and their … Continue reading A Year In The Life Of Jack And Yaya

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Arts

Happy Labor Day

While in any other year Labor Day would be dedicated to the extraordinary social and economic achievements of the American workers that help keep the country operating without fail. This year has not been a easy year for the American workers, with all the country and the world for that matter has had to deal with. A pandemic raging, global economic fallout, and the harsh … Continue reading Happy Labor Day

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Arts

Pandemic Feature Film “Hall” Has Its World Premiere at FRIGHTFEST

  FRIGHTFEST, UK’s leading genre film festival, has just announced the selection of Francesco Giannini’s debut pandemic feature HALL for a World Premiere presentation on August 30th at 6:00PM local time. The anticipated high-tension thriller about a scary virus outbreak will be available to a worldwide highly curated audience during the virtual festival held exceptionally this year in August 2020. “I’ve known about Frightfest UK … Continue reading Pandemic Feature Film “Hall” Has Its World Premiere at FRIGHTFEST

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Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Creative Producing Labs Fellows

 Sundance Institute has announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2020 Creative Producing Labs, redesigned digitally to take place for the first time ever on Sundance Co//ab. The Labs begin July 27, and is a flagship convening for the Institute’s Creative Producing Program, which champions and develops current and rising generations of independent producers across fiction and nonfiction film. Under the leadership of Creative Producing … Continue reading Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Creative Producing Labs Fellows

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Building on Tradition in a New Era: Michelle Satter on Reimagining Sundance Institute’s Summer Labs

 A Message from Michelle Satter A new era begins!……….   For the thousands who gather in Park City each winter, the Sundance Film Festival is the most visible part of Sundance Institute. But the heart of Sundance Institute’s work, indeed our founding work, begins each summer at the Sundance Resort in the mountains of Utah, and continues year-round with the nurturing of diverse, dynamic voices. … Continue reading Building on Tradition in a New Era: Michelle Satter on Reimagining Sundance Institute’s Summer Labs

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Arts

Sophisticated Slavery

Stephan Pisko, The human mind is a ‘chronic constant’ within everything we are affected by near (or) far I mean you can go into the highest levels of economic business and find that within corporations’ and governments alike the degree of ‘sophisticated slavery is unparalleled and this is all a direct result of the ‘techie age’ we currently reside within and through. Stats, wealth, numbers, … Continue reading Sophisticated Slavery

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Healthy Living

Tomatoes

By Jannie Vaught, Tomatoes are for this gardener finishing up as the temperatures have soared to above 100! But this is the time for harvesting the final crop and enjoying the fruits of your labor. For me it has been tomato canning time and as I grow Heirloom tomatoes, saving the abundant seeds for next year and to share with fellow gardeners. Saving heirloom seeds … Continue reading Tomatoes

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