I don’t believe in magic. I don’t care if you code-word it and call it a miracle. The reality of human existence is such that we’re subject to these systems, these symptoms of existence, these rules of entry. We live within them, by them, subject to them. They are as unavoidable as gravity and as [...]
Indie Film Jam ’09 – WINNER!
Update! We’ve won the Special Jury Prize! Congrats to all the cast and crew; the whole small band of criminals. A new laurel (coming soon) to post on the Two in the Bush» page! — We screened at the Florida Music Festival’s Indie Film Jam» last night, and it went great. Happy crowd, John Thiesen [...]
Albert Was Right
Airplane travel never ceases to amaze. Not so much when doing the traveling, but more when dropping someone off at the airport. It starts innocently enough – you do your good friendly deed and swing by, stuff the trunk, speed off to the nearest port and hug them goodbye as you’re shooed away by that [...]
War is Over
Don’t confuse the stopping of a war with the growth of peace. It is true that you can’t have peace until the fighting has stopped (by definition) and that has often been done by the sword, but peace is kept and spread through leadership, diplomatic action and economics, in today’s world. This is a new [...]
Stuck
Synopsis: If everything you throw away comes back to you… Director: Banks Helfrich Visit WhoIsBanksHelfrich.com »
Swear to Me
Synopsis: IN A LAND beset by confusion, IN A TIME just like the present, ONE MAN is presented with life, the universe and everything. And does nothing. 24p MiniDV (BetaSP, DVCam, DVD, MiniDV Available) / 09:30 Writer / Director Ali Imran Zaidi
Life & Times
Synopsis: What kind of world do you want to live in? Loudmouth Joe has very cut-and-dry opinions about what the world should be like, and he’s not afraid to express them. But, when Joe’s roommate is forced to endure an early-morning rant on the brutal tenets of common courtesy, he calls into question whether or [...]
The Game
Synopsis: Two strangers meet at a party and play a seductive game of cat and mouse. Starring: Deborah Stewart with Joe Cipriani and Daniel Vincent Gordh. Directed by Will Gordh. Written by Ali Imran Zaidi. Produced by Showbiz Shorts
The Squirt
Synopsis: A young woman shares her wisdom with a young girl, but something is not quite right. Starring: Brittany Carson with Charlotte Andrews, Jay Mogavero, Alex Andrews and Michael Shapiro Directed by Janessa Joffe. Written by Ali Imran Zaidi and Linda Andersson Produced by Showbiz Shorts
Intelligence
On pondering Isaac Asimov’s essay “What is Intelligence, Anyway?” – these thoughts came up… I think true intelligence has to do with being inquisitive and seeking to learn, and then being able to apply that knowledge creatively, in increasingly sophisticated ways. So it’s not that there’s any one gauge of intelligence, but it’s rather an [...]
The Blame Game
History the culmination of layer upon layer of human cause of human effect Today the foundation on which we stand supported by sedimentary layers in an ancient canyon which layer do we praise for the height to which we rose? which layer do we accuse for the depth at which we are? The rough ragged [...]
Getting Lear
Synopsis: Did Shakespeare create King Lear for the purpose of educating his audience on the issues of aging, retirement, and ultimately death? A retired English professor and a group of his friends attempt to answer these questions by performing scenes from Shakespeare’s play and then applying the scenes to their own real life situations. Director: [...]
A Tale of Two Megans
Synopsis: Confident science major Mark Jarvis has never encountered a problem he couldn’t solve through cool-headed analysis. But when he falls head-over-heels in love with two women of equal-but-opposite appeal, the cocky whiz kid finds himself faced with the impossible task of having to choose just one. After fruitlessly grappling with rival ends of his [...]
Kiss
Synopsis: Bob and Carlos meet at a café to finalize the details of their next big project, only to discover that their artistic vision is farther apart than they expected. Or is it? Director: Jason Neff
Late Night Ponderings
Two things came to mind late last night while trying to fall asleep with little success. Maybe it was the Guaifenesin… It struck me that men (most of them being inherently dog-ish) categorize women into 4 clear categories. Mothers, Lovers, Sisters and Objects. Will have to work on that phraseology… With Mothers and Lovers it’s [...]