I have Daniel Lichtblau to thank for providing me a valuable basic background in non linear editing. Watching over his shoulders, I learned how to use Final Cut 7 as he kindly assisted me to edit my very first documentary short back at Bard.
And he’s still up to really cool stuff as a filmmaker:
https://www.wired.com/story/vr-soft-skills/
Congrats Dan! 
Really pumped to see my colleague Nona Catusanu-Popp (Nona Maria) providing her skills as a cinematographer to the video wing of the Rolling Stone, for decades on the best publications on pop culture and current affairs in America. CongratsNona!
Are you talking to Her?
https://youtu.be/FIa4JJLfzI0
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7
Who is that you see running in the park?
https://youtu.be/Zb9gsIr5RAA
What is that noise in the air?
https://youtu.be/HipTO_7mUOw
An unimaginable digital future is just around the corner for us all. Are we prepared for everything that’s going to come up with it?
Last night I was able to make a performance of DANCE UNTIL YOU SHATTER YOURSELF by Daniel Darwin.
It was an amazing ride and I am so happy I got to share this experience with my good friends Omar and Marina. 
Produced by the team at FringeMNL, with the support of the The Japan Foundation, Manila, this is part of the ongoing 1SA – Solo Arts Platform event. You can learn more about it here:
https://jfmo.org.ph/events-and-cour…/1sa-solo-arts-platform/
There are several must see performances this week, if you’re interested in great art and want to get some culture in your life, check it out. It’s brilliant stuff!
Congrats to you and your team at Fringe MNL, Charissa! Am so happy for you all. And it was a special treat running into you Kalila and your precious Little Princess. <3
For a number of important years my colleague Lynne O’Donnell contributed to the world’s understanding of the long running conflict in Afghanistan in her capacity as the bureau chief of the AP.
Despite having now moved on to new horizons for herself, Lynne continues to share her expert insight and understanding.
And in this article for the Columbia Journalism Review, she has taken the time to write movingly and shine a light on one of the most important unsung heroes of the new start, the Afghan free press:
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/afghanistan-journalism.php
I encourage any of my friends and colleagues with an interest in Afghanistan and the dangerous risks journalists take to cover the news we consume to check it out.
I am very happy to share that here in Manila my longtime friends / Husband & Wife team Blonski Cruz and Jenny Logico-Cruz have just launched a brand new, fun to browse website for their theater troupe, Langgam Performance Troupe!
www.langgamperformancetroupe.com
They have a fascinating workshop heavy process to the performances they write and produce that make them really standout. If you’re into the performing arts here in Manila check them out!
Earlier this year I was given an opportunity to collaborate with award winning journalist / filmmaker and longtime colleague Carsten Stormer. I am now able and proud share our effort together:
Marawi: The End of the Beginning
Looking at the aftermath of the Marawi siege here in the Philippines, this documentary short features exclusive interviews with people at the heart of this conflict, including MILF Commander Superemo, a former ISIS child soldier under the alias “Abdul” and the widow a commander from the Ansar Khalifa Philippines (AKP) terrorist group.
Expertly edited by Drea Estrellado, this documentary reveals how even though ISIS may have been routed on the battlefield in Marawi, the long war for hearts and minds of the people in Mindanao is likely just beginning…
