I’m very happy with the comments, emails and positive feedback we’ve received after premiering the first two episodes of le’ bostonians, we keep searching for those great stories, that’s what we do, that’s what we live for here. We recently met our new subject for the third episode, her name is Tara West, fashion stylist,...
There is a powerful story in everyone I meet
My job most of the time is to see visualize scenarios, how do I feel something should look, how should the lighting go, the camera angles, all that good stuff, but the hardest one to figure out is the feel, what do I want the audience to feel, especially with real life-documentary type of material. Is...
I want my family to live forever in film.
Watching old movies really get to me, I love them but at the same time there’s something in my head that says “most of these people have passed away, maybe all of them”, and yes it’s kind of dark I guess, but at the same time I think how lucky they are to live forever in...
Can we all slow down for a second?
After a decade of filmmaking, I’ve had a front row seat to the ever changing world of media and equipment, I’ve come to understand how these two things go hand-in-hand with what we get to see on social media, tv, movie theaters and streaming services. I’m gonna have a “back in my day” moment right...
le’ bostonians Episode 2 coming your way!
I’m having so much fun searching for new subjects for le’ bostonians all around Boston, there are so many options, and so many stories to dive into that I really hope I can carry on this project for a long time. Most recently I got to meet Kevin Driscoll, he’s a Berkeley-formed musician, he moved here...
Why I’ve put fiction on hold
I’ve stopped writing fiction (script for movies) since my last one called “Cachorro” (which translates to “Puppy”) went on the market a while ago, this coincided with me moving back to the US with my dear wife and having a Spanish written script in my hands. Selling a script nowadays takes a while, especially in a...
Filmmaking as a social changer.
I have an endless list of documentaries, short films, movies and even music videos that have changed me, their storytelling in some way helped me understand a new culture, a major flaw in our society, but even more so I’ve come to understand where does all the injustice of this world come from. It’s all...
Beyond the Diagnosis
If you go to https://www.beyondthediagnosis.org/ and click on their mission, you get the following: “The Beyond the Diagnosis Art Exhibit’s focus is the rare disease patient. Artists have donated their time and talents to paint rare disease patients for this groundbreaking Exhibit. This beautiful Exhibit is traveling to medical schools, research institutes and hospitals around the...
le’ bostonians teaser: jason escape
New series produced by Longwood.Media, starring some of the most unique and amazing people that are part of the fabric of the great city of Boston, some of them born here, others adopted by Bean Town. On our first episode, you’ll get to meet Jason ‘Escape’ Gardner, street performer, professional drummer, magician and escape artist....
Teaching at the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions Project
On a previous blog entry, I rambled on about how much I love teaching, how I missed it and how the sharing of knowledge is very dear and close to my heart. I have to be honest here, I’ve been aching to find the time and the right place to get in there again and...