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Riding the Star Wars Frenzy: I Am the Envy of George Lucas
9 Dec 2015

Riding the Star Wars Frenzy: I Am the Envy of George Lucas

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Why am I the envy of George Lucas? Here’s a quote from GL explaining why he doesn’t want to make another Star Wars film, or any big budget feature for that matter. You go to make a movie and all … Continued

advice, Banksy, Darth Vader, filmmaking, George Lucas, Han Solo in carbonite, Snoopy, Star Wars
A Good Idea [Post 2 in a Trilogy]
20 Aug 2014

A Good Idea [Post 2 in a Trilogy]

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

[Note: there is an update about what said intern has been up to since graduation.] Speaking of ideas, here’s a good one: write emails to people (friends, people you’ve fallen out of touch with, friends of friends, complete strangers, anyone, … Continued

advice, ideas, Kyu Nakama
Congratulations Class of 2000-whatever! A Commencement Speech from A Life’s Work
20 May 2014

Congratulations Class of 2000-whatever! A Commencement Speech from A Life’s Work

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

It’s graduation time and no one asked me to deliver a commencement speech but here’s one anyway. Dear Class of 2014 2015, Here’s the short version. Browse the dictionary. A real, paper dictionary. Here’s the long version: So, if you … Continued

advice, commencement speech, graduation, NPR
Email to an Aspiring Filmmaker [Post 1 in a Trilogy]
2 Jul 2013

Email to an Aspiring Filmmaker [Post 1 in a Trilogy]

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Note: there are two updates to this story. The next one is about the effect this letter had (he was hired as a paid intern)  and the  final one is about what said intern has been up to since graduation. ] Recently … Continued

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Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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