I asked Robert Darden, author of Nothing but Love in God’s Water: Volume I, Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement and People Get Ready!: A New History of Black Gospel Music and founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration … Continued
When I was at VCCA in October, I screened the A Life’s Work sample for my fellow residents. I introduce the sample as I always do, with a few caveats, including the big one: the ending is not the real … Continued
Over the years (yes, I can write that and mean it!), this blog has had some wonderful guest posts. Here’s a list of them. My Pursuit of Science Took an Ugly Turn by William Swearson (words) Bonsai and A Life’s Work … Continued
“There is something hopeful and serene about Bonsai!” That sentence was left by someone on Facebook after they looked at photographer Karen Bell’s images of the bonsai trees in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Here they are, courtesy of Karen. [portfolio_slideshow timeout=5000] … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, It seemed like there was big news recently involving the Milarch’s and the planting of some redwoods they cloned in Oregon. I noticed that you put a link to the event on the A Life’s Work Facebook page, but … Continued
In a previous post (The First Cut Is the Hardest), I mentioned how I edit the sit down interviews first. I go through the transcript and select everything one of the film’s subjects said about a certain theme. I then try … Continued
Fellow Extra Criticum contributor John Yearley heeded my call for guest bloggers, and I couldn’t be happier. Though to be honest, whenever I read anything John has written, I throw my fists in the air and curse the god of words. … Continued
“If you lose yourself in your work, you find who you are. If you express the best you have in you in your work, it is more than just the best you have in you that you are expressing.” Frederick Buechner, … Continued
These wonderful folks crossed paths with A Life’s Work in some way, and I’m very thankful that they did. Jeff Stein, Bill Roach, Julie Bryant, Kris Norris, Michael Norris, Barbara, Scot Seigel, Denise Kumani Gantt, Keane Southard, John Martin, Jamie Newton, M.E. … Continued