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It’s been said that all things seen and heard
have already been recorded by man. The magic in creating fresh new work is in
finding a different way of assembling the treasures you have collected.
In RANT & RAVE and the soon to be released RIFF, we have
reached back in time and gathered wisdom sayings from great poets and film from
great cinematographers and created a complexbrew
that nourishes the soul as it stimulates the mind. Designed to challenge,
provoke and inspire, these films hit on a broad spectrum of social, political
and spiritual issues while effortlessly cutting across traditional lines of
gender, race, religion and ethnicity.
Great poetry is naturally rhythmic and
infused with image and symbol – qualities that enable them, like great religious
texts, to trigger a deep emotional and spiritual
response.
In these powerful films, we
endeavored to create an audio/visual balance that allows the spirit of each poem
to shine through the screen
while providing the viewer space to experience each
poem as it speaks to him or her.
Each of our 15 poems has
been crafted into a short film with its own unique image set and soundtrack.
The short films have then been carefully sequenced to hold the viewers full
attention while always trying to keep him slightly off balance – a place where
possibilities arise.
Mixing original footage with
obscure gems from far and wide, you will find yourself on the front seat of the
Cyclone in 1940’s Coney Island, scrambling for cover in present day Iraq or on
the Space Shuttle looking back at earth. Maybe you’d prefer hanging out in a
smoky Tango bar in 1922 Argentina, participating in a Union strike during the Great
Depression, wandering the desert in Israel looking for meaning or dancing
with a tribe of American Indians in 1895.
Have we created some magic?
Cover your ears and let the
beautiful streaming imagery take you on a journey not bound by words or rhythm.
Close your eyes and let the
poetry and music pull images out of your own imagination.
Sit back and fully
experience some of the distilled wisdom of the human race
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