The Dream Is Fading
By Monteque Pope-Le Beau This video shows we are a long way from the dream, Dr. Martin Luther King jr. spoke of on 28 August 1963. In the video a man can be seen who boarded a bus in Brooklyn New York, approaching a woman of color telling her to get to the back of the bus. So he, a white man could have … Continue reading The Dream Is Fading
We Are Not Our Gender
By Monteque Pope-Le Beau I came across a very interesting article about a boy a month or two ago in the Huffington Post which you can read here. What was so fascinating about the article was the 5 year old boy was born a girl. After years of Ryland Whittington frustration of having to be something Ryland felt was not who he was; his … Continue reading We Are Not Our Gender
Xitomatl
By Jannie Vaught Tomatoes! The one I patiently wait to ripen, and this year is a “doozie”. They took their own sweet time to ripen, then all of a sudden my counters are loaded with beautiful tomatoes. Here are some cool facts about the tomato: Thought to originate in Peru, the name comes from the Aztec word “xitomatl”, which means, … Continue reading Xitomatl
A Special Journey
By Jannie Vaught I would like to share a very special journey I have been taking. I was guided to begin my writing of how I met L. I am a scribe to this ancient Angel Being “L” I am making a beginning path with this. First you need to know the back story. Because L continue to speak and I write it … Continue reading A Special Journey
DETOX!
By Jannie Vaught Yesterday, when all the physical and emotional toxins departed from my being there was a feeling of crossing the finish line yet again. Being in a physical body is work, day in day out we take in and release what we no longer need or use. When this balance becomes one sided we begin to see and feel , out off … Continue reading DETOX!
2014 SUNDANCE INSTITUTE SUMMER SERIES STARTS JULY 8
WITH ACADEMY AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM WHAT: Sundance Institute kicks off its 17th Academy Award winning documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom. This feature length film is the first of seven films to be featured at the 2014 Sundance Institute Summer Series. WHEN: Tuesday, July 8 at 9:00 p.m. (The film will begin at sunset) WHERE: Red Butte Garden Amphitheater (300 … Continue reading 2014 SUNDANCE INSTITUTE SUMMER SERIES STARTS JULY 8
Nuggets of Corn
By Jannie Vaught Corn is pure gold in America. It’s growing in our gardens, in our fuel tanks and in endless numbers of products.. Corn the Mexican grass Zea Mays has been grown for at least 8.000 years. Here are some cool facts about corn: We grow enough corn in America to cover the state of Kansas and Iowa together!. Over 10 billion bushels. The … Continue reading Nuggets of Corn
Grand Jury Award 2014 for THE SUICIDE THEORY from LA’s DANCES WITH FILMS FESTIVAL
AUSTRALIAN FILM “THE SUICIDE THEORY” WINS THE GRAND JURY AWARD AT L.A.’S 17th DANCES WITH FILMS FESTIVAL SHOCKING DARKLY COMEDIC NEO-NOIR FILM FROM SEVEN8MEDIA IS THE FIRST FOREIGN FILM TO TAKE THE HONORS The Filmmakers Have Received Three Offers for North American Distribution and Are in Talks for Talent Representation with Remake Rights to the Film which has become a Hot Property HOLLYWOOD, CA … Continue reading Grand Jury Award 2014 for THE SUICIDE THEORY from LA’s DANCES WITH FILMS FESTIVAL
Sundance Institute Selects 20 Fellows for 2014
Documentary Edit and Story Labs are one of 10 Summer Labs the Institute will Lead for Independent Artists in Film and Theatre Park City, UT — Sundance Institute today announced the selection of 20 Fellows representing eight documentary film projects to participate in the 2014 Documentary Edit and Story Labs, June 20-28 and July 4-12 at Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. These are part … Continue reading Sundance Institute Selects 20 Fellows for 2014
Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Select
Independent Filmmakers and Film Composers for July Music and Sound Design Lab for Feature Film One of 10 Summer Labs the Institute will Lead for Independent Artists in Film and Theatre Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the independent directors and composers selected for one of two Sundance Institute Music and Sound Design Labs at … Continue reading Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound Select
The Ambition By Lin Ross
Ornette… In 1962, Ray Charles sang “I Can’t Stop Loving You.” Ella was “Swinging Brightly,” and Sinatra claimed he was “All Alone.” Dexter Gordon was blowing a mellow one called “Go” and Brubeck rose to jazzy prominence with his seminal album “Cool.” Oscar Peterson made a “West Side Story” all his own, while Chubby Checker demanded everyone to “Limbo Rock.” And I was born. I … Continue reading The Ambition By Lin Ross
Artist: Lin Ross
L.M. Ross is a New York writer, poet, editor, photographer, visual designer and author of three critically acclaimed, well received novels, and now a 4th has hit the marketplace a poetic family drama and deeply literary novel entitled: “Like Litter in the Wind.” His work often reflects his life in urban America as he sees, feels, hears, tastes and smells it. To Read Mr. … Continue reading Artist: Lin Ross
Poems By Lin Ross
Cigarette Poem? ( Maybe… Maybe Not) I have breathed you in… Inhaled you in Drifts and drafts And mad dizzying spins. And I have Sucked you Deeply into my lungs Like some nicotine dream Or herbal retreat… An opiate from A madness That dare not speak Its name. I have breathed you in Inhaled you so deeply You became My wind… became The song … Continue reading Poems By Lin Ross
Portrait Of A Phenomenal Woman
By: Monteque Pope-Le Beau Edited By :Colleen Page *Images By: Ms. Lonnie Calvin The Art of Monteque got a chance to sit down with the phenomenal Ms. Lonnie Calvin as she prepares to showcase her second theatrical production of “Miz Bonnie’s Band”. The first was in March 2013. Ms. Lonnie Calvin is indeed an extraordinary woman, who’s childhood in Chicago was full of … Continue reading Portrait Of A Phenomenal Woman
“Rocketship” A Vehicle For Our Dreams
By Monteque Pope-Le Beau Rocketship is award winning filmmaker Alfred Thomas Catalfo’s artistic statement about love, loyalty, friendship and trust. It is a beautiful simplistic masterpiece. When did we stop dreaming and when did we stop creating vehicles for our dreams to take flight? This is the theme of the short film “Rocketship”. Henry Dunbar (Russell Doucet) a lonely young … Continue reading “Rocketship” A Vehicle For Our Dreams
Sundance Institute Presents
17th Annual Free Outdoor Summer Screening Series in Salt Lake City and Park City Sundance Film Festival Favorites to Screen Include: Twenty Feet From Stardom, What We Do In The Shadows, Ping Pong Summer, Big Night, The Battered Bastards of Baseball and God Help The Girl Utah Community Invited to Vote For Last Film In The Series Park City, UT — Sundance Institute today announced six … Continue reading Sundance Institute Presents
Poem By: Sister Jane Elyse Russell
Breath Of Heaven Standing by the banks of Easter lilies I swallow great draughts of heaven. I long to linger, to live there ever, the Hallelujah Chorus. My home, the lilies perfume my daily breath. But the road wind on away from here, back amid traffic and quarrels. Love has chores, a word to transform before unwithering lilies welcome me home. Continue reading Poem By: Sister Jane Elyse Russell
Poetry By: Monteque Pope- Le Beau
We Are We are the same not single, but one. Not two but whole. What you see is not what we are. What we are is that which is everything. We are in everything and yet nothing, just a simple sacred spark of the divine. We are the infinite and as vast as the stars in the heavens We are the passions for great … Continue reading Poetry By: Monteque Pope- Le Beau
Poetry By: M. Elizabeth Pope
Love for yourself Love for your fellow man Love through the eyes of a child No words are necessary when you have real love I give you all I have The smallness of my gift cannot compare with yours My soul had nowhere to rest until now Only my heart kept me alive You saw past my shortcomings And wanted … Continue reading Poetry By: M. Elizabeth Pope
“THE SUICIDE THEORY” PREMIERES AT DANCES WITH FILMS
SHOCKING DARKLY COMEDIC NEO-NOIR FILM FROM NEW AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKERS TO DIE FOR WORLD PREMIERE AT L.A.’S DANCES WITH FILMS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 AT 7:15PM Actors Steve Mouzakis’ Star Turn as “Steven Ray,” a Depressed Hit-man, and Leon Caine’s Nuanced Portrayal of “Percival,” His Suicidal Client, Are Not to Be Missed. HOLLYWOOD, CA – The Aussies are coming… to Hollywood for the WORLD PREMIERE … Continue reading “THE SUICIDE THEORY” PREMIERES AT DANCES WITH FILMS

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