Latest Additions to 2020 Sundance Film Festival Announced
The Social Dilemma Joins Documentary Premieres; Born into Brothels and High Art Are From The Collection Films Special Event Love Fraud Confirmed as Day One Screening Sundance Institute adds three feature films to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival’s robust slate of independent work today, alongside previously announced work. The Institute also confirmed that previously-announced Special Event, Love Fraud, will screen on Day One of … Continue reading Latest Additions to 2020 Sundance Film Festival Announced
Total Selfless Act of Doing
By Stephan Pisko This is another story about a human being and a dog the human just happens to be a man but it could of been a woman just happens to be a dog but it could of been a cat but where this particular story parts roads’ is within the “total selfless act of doing” this male human bestows upon the only true … Continue reading Total Selfless Act of Doing
Happy Holidays From The Of Monteque
The Art Of Monteque would like to wish you and yours a very happy and wondrous holiday Season . May it be full of love, prosperity, good health, peace, joy, and happiness. We hope you enjoy this holiday season with someone you love. Thank you so very much for your supporting The Art Of Monteque. We could not do what we do without you. Thank … Continue reading Happy Holidays From The Of Monteque
2020 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF LYNNE SACHS’ FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO, AN EXPLORATION OF HER FATHER IRA SACHS SR.
Photo selects: (Ieft, top) A scene from Film About a Father Who directed by Lynne Sachs. The Opening Night film will have its world premiere at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival. (right, top) A scene from Special Screening Animation Outlaws. Photo courtesy of Kat Alioshin. (center) A scene from Breakouts film Shoot to Marry. Photo courtesy of Andrew Hunt. Download photos. Festival Announces Special Event with … Continue reading 2020 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF LYNNE SACHS’ FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO, AN EXPLORATION OF HER FATHER IRA SACHS SR.
Sundance Institute Names 2020 January Screenwriters Lab Fellows
Writer/Directors from China, South Africa, U.S. and U.K. Fifteen screenwriters will convene to advance their independent projects at Sundance Institute’s January Screenwriters Lab, taking place at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah, from January 17-22, 2020. At the Lab, the screenwriters will immerse themselves in a rigorous and holistic creative process, working to further develop their scripts with the mentorship of accomplished Creative Advisors. The … Continue reading Sundance Institute Names 2020 January Screenwriters Lab Fellows
What The USDA Growing Zones Mean
By Jannie Vaught Have you ever wondered about the USDA growing zones and what does it mean to you as a gardener or a farmer? Let us get a definition. The USDA Hardiness Zone map divides North America into 11 separate planting zones; each growing zone is 10*F warmer (or colder) in an average winter than the adjacent zone. Zone 8 Texas is one of … Continue reading What The USDA Growing Zones Mean
Winter/Spring Season of Free Concerts Features Washington Premieres and Award-Winning Performers
The 78th season of concerts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, is a must see! This season is one not to miss and continues in 2020 with a wide-ranging schedule of performances featuring premieres, unusual collaborations, and music from around the world. Several concerts are Washington debuts of new pieces, including (im)migration by Jessie Montgomery performed by Imani Winds and Catalyst Quartet on January … Continue reading Winter/Spring Season of Free Concerts Features Washington Premieres and Award-Winning Performers
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: NEW FRONTIER LINEUP ANNOUNCED
32 Projects from 21 Countries, Across Multiple New Venues Solastalgia, photo by Marine Bigourie; Hypha, courtesy of Sundance Institute; Anti-Gone, courtesy of Sundance Institute; Dance Trail, courtesy of Sundance Institute; The Book of Distance, courtesy of Sundance Institute; Spaced Out, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Sundance Institute spotlights work at the dynamic crossroads of film, art and technology with the New Frontier selections for … Continue reading 2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: NEW FRONTIER LINEUP ANNOUNCED
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: INDIE EPISODIC, SHORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ANNOUNCED
8 Episodic Works, 74 Short Films, 9 Special Events Join Festival Slate A Love Song for Latasha, photo by Sophia Nahli Allison; Takoyaki Story, courtesy of Sundance Institute; Little Chief, photo by Marshall Stief; City So Real, photo by Steve James; Awkward Family Photos, photo by Rich Schaefer; Hillary, courtesy of Sundance Institute. Works selected across the Indie Episodic, Shorts and Special Events sections … Continue reading 2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: INDIE EPISODIC, SHORTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ANNOUNCED
Special Children Third Edition
By Stephan Pisko Parental peer pressured “special children” forced into an overachieving educational overview usually are “custom designed” company executive CEO’s in the manipulated making they even “all” speak in similar fashion proof positive their “all” cut from the identical “phonetically fractured fabric” and reconstituted competition. Obsessive compulsive routine rituals’ cement a forced level of intelligence which reflects many “intellectual impressions” the outward idea of … Continue reading Special Children Third Edition
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Hosts The World Premiere Of Native Narrative Short Little Chief
Little Chief, a narrative short film directed by Indigenous filmmaker Erica Tremblay (Seneca-Cayuga), will hold its world premiere as part of the Shorts Selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The story stars an Indigenous cast, including Lily Gladstone (Certain Women, Billions), and was produced through the Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab last year. Filmed with quiet resilience and against the bleak landscape of a … Continue reading 2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Hosts The World Premiere Of Native Narrative Short Little Chief
Official Selection Features of Slamdance 2020
Presenting the Feature Film Programs of Slamdance 2020: NARRATIVE FEATURES 1986 (Germany, Belarus) North American Premiere Director/ Screenwriter: Lothar Herzog While Elena repeatedly has to drive into the ‘forbidden zone’ of Chernobyl in order to make deals for her father, her life seems more and more contaminated by a destructive force… Cast: Daria Mureeva, Evgeni Sangadzhiev, Vitali Kotovitski, Alexei Filimonov, Helga Filippova, Alexei Kravchenko A … Continue reading Official Selection Features of Slamdance 2020
Garden Tools And Approaching Winter
By Jannie Vaught Solstice is December 22. This is the final descent into darker shorter days with deeper cold at night. Then the light begins to return on the 22nd. and slowly we climb into lighter mornings and longer days. In some Old Northern customs, they consider this as Spring. Here in central Texas, we wait till the temperature warms and the first shoots begin … Continue reading Garden Tools And Approaching Winter
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: 118 FEATURE FILMS ANNOUNCED
Drawn From a Record High of 15,100 Submissions Across The Program, Including 3,853 Features, Selected Films Represent 27 Countries The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 23–February 2, 2020. The Sundance … Continue reading 2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: 118 FEATURE FILMS ANNOUNCED
My Artistic Cousin – Michael Pisko
By Stephan Pisko Fond memories’ of my cousin (Micheal Pisko) I was personally very influenced by his artistic integrity character and personality I never forgot the wonderful hours’ we spent talking about art/life he was a marvelous detailed explainer well you see he was trained as an engineer but when war broke out there were no jobs’ so he took up his hobby … Continue reading My Artistic Cousin – Michael Pisko
HOLLYWOOD BLVD. SUPERMAN CHRISTOPHER DENNIS FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE OLD NORTH CHURCH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH AT 12PM FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK 6300 FOREST LAWN DRIVE
The Service is Open to the Public Christopher Dennis, AKA Hollywood Boulevard Superman, will be laid to rest with a funeral service at the Old North Church on Saturday, December 7th at 12pm, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive. A benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous, came forward with a generous gift to fulfill Dennis’s final wishes, and Chris will be buried in his … Continue reading HOLLYWOOD BLVD. SUPERMAN CHRISTOPHER DENNIS FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE OLD NORTH CHURCH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7TH AT 12PM FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK 6300 FOREST LAWN DRIVE
The Beauty Of The Seed
By Jannie Vaught “The beauty of seed is rivaled only by their purpose.” Seed Savers Exchange. Definitions that will clear up the usage of these terms. Sustainable: able to maintain at a certain rate or level. Renewable: not depleted when used. These are just two of the many descriptive words now used when someone is describing their “Natural ” lifestyle choice. I find this overuse, … Continue reading The Beauty Of The Seed
Happy Thanksgiving From The Art Of Monteque
The Art Of Monteque would like to wish you and yours a very happy and wondrous Thanksgiving. Hoping that you are spending it with the ones you love; in good health, peace, joy, and happiness. Thank you so very much for your supporting The Art Of Monteque. We could not do what we do without you. Thank you. The Art Of Monteque will be taking … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving From The Art Of Monteque
It Is The Quiet Time In The Garden
By Jannie Vaught Which is a good time to brush up on seed saving, I am using the Book The Seed Garden The Art and Practice of Seed Saving from Seed Savers Exchange. If you are interested in going deeper into seed and plant identification this is a good book to have. Definition; Taxonomy and Nomenclature is the science that identifies and classifies plants according … Continue reading It Is The Quiet Time In The Garden
Why I Save Seeds
By Jannie Vaught Being born and raised in a farming and gardening family, now it is called “homesteading” my grandparents and parents always saved seeds and plant cuttings. This was as normal as cooking dinner. They walked the Trail of Tears, with seeds, and were relocated to central California after the dust bowl. My Uncle Coy Vaught farmed with a mule team and worked the … Continue reading Why I Save Seeds

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