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"We're All in the Boat"
3/5/2010
a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker:
We're all in the boat
Drifting on the sea
Trying to stay afloat
water as far as the eye can see
So reach into your heart
find a hopeful word
find a healing gesture
and send it off like a bird
Then keep your eyes on the horizon
One day she'll return
To lead this fragile vessel
safely home
~Chorus from "We're All in the Boat", by Tom Walker
It thrills my aching heart to see how the world is uniting to bring aid to Haiti and Chile. But aside from money, how can I, one person, help a country far away? and warring peoples and homeless neighbors in what can feel like a big black hole of need?
Well, I am an artist. I might not be the best politician, or a builder of new houses, but inspiration pours through me to manifest art and the unique life I create. It manifests in the loving way I behold a stranger; in the family-oriented film we're creating together; and most of all, in the ways I nourish my own spirit, that I may have the abundance to overflow upon our beautiful world.
I believe that the most effective way for each of us to aid our planet and its people is found in the secret whisperings of our hearts. That, even when there does not appear to be a direct connection from one to the other, everything we do to bring love into the world Does somehow uplift our global community.
How does your soulfire burn? That's what ConnectedFilm is about, and YOU are an essential part of it. When the film is completed with your help, we'll be making a web platform for you to share your SoulFire projects with the world.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
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The Evolution of Connection
2/26/2010
a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker:
The Evolution of Connection, my friends! You are the first to hear about my latest incarnation of connecting to the world through live art and interaction.
Last January, hundreds of people all over the world tuned in to my live variety show. I loved chatting with you during the Q&A, but I wanted a way to interact with you In-Depth, and Vokle provided the next step.
I'm calling it a Live Interactive Vlog Experience -Amy Walker "LIVE". Each week, I will release an exclusive video from my recent show, which you can download.
On Saturdays in March, I will open up my heart and home for those who are interested in discussing the video and my work in-depth. You can simply watch the video feed, or register for a free account with Vokle to submit your questions during the Q&Amy.
For the full interactive experience, you can even set up your webcam and mic through Vokle and submit Video questions. If your question is chosen, you will appear live on video feed with me so we can be even more Connected!
Also each week, I will share a new piece for you, like a Vlog. It may be a song, monologue, character writing, something from my own journal... Whatever I'm inspired to share.
I actually had a dream last summer that we were doing live vlogs over the net for ConnectedFilm. We had a 3-camera set up, complete with a live audience and a crew that fed us questions people sent in -all housed in a school gym!
It may have been my subconscious at work, but who knows where this new technology will take us!
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
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"We Are More"
2/19/2010
a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker:
What a JOY to see so many of the world's nations gathering together to celebrate the evolution of athletic achievement. The rivers of color-drenched flags and shimmering faces at the Opening Ceremonies represented, to me,
the strength of our differences.
And although I Thrilled at the spectacular effects of gigantic glittering star constellations, areal ski-acrobatics and spark-shooting tap dancers, it was the echoing, tap-rooted, star-shaking power of one man's voice that had me sobbing in streams of un-hyperbolized awe.
"We are an experiment going right, for a change," he said.
"We are an idea in the process of being realized
We are young, we are cultures strung together then woven into a tapestry
And the design is what makes us more than the sum totals of our history...
We dream so big that there are those
Who would call our ambition an industry...
We are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait...
Because we are choices
We are millions upon millions of voices
Shouting, "Keep exploring!"...
Each life unravels differently
And experiences are what make up
The colours of our tapestry
We are the true North
Strong and free
And what's more
Is that we didn't just say it
We made it be"
~excerpts from Canadian Shane Koyczan's poem, "We Are More,"
as delivered at the 2010 Olympic Games.
"We are more" because We Are Connected.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
To see Shane Koyczan's powerful performance of his poem (a young man discovered on YouTube!) go to the 43rd minute of part 3 of the opening ceremonies video at nbc.com
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Happy Valentine's Day!
2/11/2010
a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker:
Happy:
Valentinsdag (Denmark/Norway)
Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Wales)
Saint Valentin (France)
Dia dos Namorados ("Day of the Enamored" in Portugal and Brazil)
San Valentín (Spain)
Alla hjärdans dag ("All Hearts' Day" in Sweden)
Ystänänpäivä ("Friend's Day" in Finland)
Sõbrapäev ("Friend's Day" in Estonia)
Sevgililer Günü ("Sweethearts' Day" in Turkey)
Día del Amor y la Amistad (Day of Love and Friendship" in Mexico and much of South and Central America)
情人节 or 情人節 (China; and "White Day" next month)
Araw ng mga Puso ("Hearts' Day" in the Philippines)
Sepandarmazgan or Esfandegan (traditional celebration of love, friendship, and Earth in Iran)
Valentine's Day!
(... or perhaps we should call it Valentines' Day? the Day of Cards 'n' Stuff!)
According to Wikipedia, there is no unified version of how a handful of chaste Roman Saints named Valentino, a bunch of kings and courtiers who liked... well, Courting, and Lepurcalia, an archaic rite of fertility, have somehow simmered into the steamy love stew we now serve each other on February 14th.
Personally, I like the Slovenian proverb: "St Valentine brings the keys of roots," which makes flowers and plants start to grow. "The keys of roots." I Love that!
So However you connect to those you love this weekend, whether it's nearly Spring or almost Autumn; a time to celebrate, or a time to love and be grateful in small, quiet ways, we wish you Joy and Connection to your family and friends.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
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a Global Zeitgeist
2/5/2010
a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker:
Well, my friends, we are certainly part of a global movement! A year and a half ago, before ConnectedFilm.com existed, Sander, Marilee and I dreamed of creating SoulFireProject.org: a website where anyone can create a page about a project they're burning to manifest.
Their projects would gain awareness and funding in a similar way to the ConnectedFilm project -through micro-donations from many people who believe in the project and want to contribute.
As you know, the SoulFire Project is still our eventual goal, and will be kick-started by proceeds from the film Connected, after it's released. Sort of a "Here's what worked for us; now it's your turn!" idea. We imagine helping people who want to build a well in Zimbabwe, or make quilts for cancer patients, start a community garden, or fund a film!
This week, CF liaison, Lisa Gallant, found a website so similar to SFP in its goals, that we must all be tapping the same universal wellspring.
This gives me Great Faith that, as the old capitalistic structures of our economy crumble, together, we are weaving a new web of deep connection around the world. One sprouting up from a fertile foundation of community, generosity, and soulfire!
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
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Connecting Across The World
1/28/2010
Six continents. 49 countries. Over 730 households. Those of you who attended Amy Walker LIVE: the Real Amy, last Saturday, had the opportunity to connect to people all over the world.
We sang, laughed, chatted, explored. I shared pieces spanning a spectrum of the "real me", and you asked wonderful questions that kept me buzzing for days.
But my favorite part was when we sent Vibes to Haiti together, expanding that to Afghanistan, Iraq, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australasia, South America, North America, the oceans, the entire world.
The power and quality of that positive energy we created together was palpable and utterly inspiring. What a way to connect!
So THANK YOU ALL. Whether you were "there" or not, you were represented; called in and connected.
Many of you are featured in this week's blog video!
Vibes for your SoulFire!
Amy, Sander,
and the ConnectedFilm Team
Connecting through the Basics
1/20/2010
Food, clothing, and art. In light of the continuing work of recovery and reconstruction in Haiti, and many places around the world, we're focusing on connecting through the basics.
Through Prima Jiva clothing design, you can support children in Kenya and Afghanistan. http://www.primajiva.com
CF liaison, Sharon Beck, connects through food. This week, she's sharing her recipe for Financiers in a charming cooking video -Part 2 of 3 in her Financier series. (link below)
And together we can celebrate Art and connect LIVE at Amy's all new show: The REAL Amy Walker, on Saturday the 23rd at 1:00 PST/4:00 EST/9:00 GMT. http://www.AmyWalkerLIVE.com
10% of all donations to the show will benefit the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund.
Watch it with your family! Invite a group of Friends over to watch and sing!
Take a photo of yourselves connecting and send it to info@connectedfilm.com
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Financiers for ConnectedFilm
1/16/2010
a letter from Co-Founder Amy Walker:
When we'd first finished the script for Connected, SoulFire Films sought "the usual road" to the silver screen. We contacted the exec producer of a production company we had ties with, in hopes that they'd join with us to bring the film to life.
During the courtship dance, in which the economic viability of the film was professionally tested and pronounced "Green-Light Go!", we wondered whether the company's true aim resonated with our own, or with the cha-ching of the cash register.
We wanted to ensure that this film was "of the People, by the People, and for the People", rather than "of the Pretty People who Blow Things Up, by the Big Important People Who Say So, for the Demographic of People Who'll Fork Over the Most Cash".
We founded the ConnectedFilm project so that we could stick to our ideals and produce the most purely, universally Human version of this film possible.
We choose to do that by connecting with You. By opening up a dialogue about what it means to be a community in this day and age. A family.
Does it mean jumping on Facebook and reconnecting with people I used to go to school with? Walking in an old-growth forest with my family and appreciating that we still have trees? Using my cell phone to call my Grandfather who can no longer see photos and emails, but he can still hear my voice?
Sharon Beck, one of our newest Liaisons, likes to connect through food. She's using her skills and passions to create a wonderful kind of Financier -and they're YUMMY! (more about her blog video below)
This week, I've been inspired by the Wikimedia Foundation, whose values are so similar to ours that it made my heart Fly. (see the Zeitgeist section below.)
What does it mean to you? How do you manifest connection in your world?
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
SAVE THE DATE:
Connect to Amy Walker: LIVE in an all-new show next Saturday the 23rd at
1:00 PST/4:00 EST/9:00 GMT. http://www.AmyWalkerLIVE.com
Watch it with your family! Invite a group of Friends over to watch and sing!
Take a photo of yourselves connecting and send it to info@connectedfilm.com
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"We Are Connected" music video!
1/8/2010
The song is available on iTunes! Click Here!
HAPPY TWENTY-TEN!
In celebration of the new year, we've released the "We Are Connected" music video!
Abundant thanks to everyone involved, particularly Mike Shafer, our videographer and editor extraordinaire and the hard-working crew members on those group shoots.
And to everyone who uploaded a photo or video! You really added to the global feeling of the project and the song's message. We wanted to cram every photo in there, but we just couldn't make them all fit, so we'll be making a special follow-up blog featuring the other wonderful and creative pieces.
Have a joyous and Inspirational New Year!
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Happy Holidays
12/18/2009
HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS TO YOU!
We are joyously grateful to each and every one of you. This project is becoming so much more than we could have dreamed.
This week, we welcome three new CF Liaisons:
Sharon Beck and Istvan Sonkoly in San Francisco, CA, (and, remotely, Hungary!) and Tim Harman in Brighton, England!
As with all of our liaisons, they'll be utilizing their unique talents and interests to help us connect to even more people around the world. We're excited for their contributions through our blog, newsletter, and beyond.
Special thanks to our Web Development Team, Colin Mackie and Mike Scullion! Most of their work is "invisible" to the public, but we couldn't function without their wonderful help, and they've greatly surpassed our dreams in many ways. I never knew a database could be so beautiful!
We've added a FAQs page, and the names of our CF Community are scrolling by in random order, so you'll be more likely to see your name when you pop by for blog updates!
Since our film, Connected, centers around a gathering of the Russel family, and how they keep in touch with those present and absent, it may be interesting to take a step back during your holiday gatherings and see how many different forms of communication and technology you use to keep in touch -and which forms mean the most to you and others.
No matter what you celebrate, be it holiday, solstice, or the joy found in each day of living, may this time of transition be at once healing, renewing, and inspiring for you and your loved ones. We'll see you in the new year!
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Connecting Across the World
12/12/2009
-video by ConnectedFilm Liaison, Lisa Gallant.
The ConnectedFilm Revolution is crossing the globe and making connections with some amazing people. Here are some of the places and faces we've encountered so far!
Show us where you're connecting from, and we'll feature you in a blog!
Email a photo of you and your friends/family making the Connected hand sign:
info@connectedfilm.com
Featuring the song "Kingdom of Noise" by Judd and Maggie. Song available on www.juddandmaggiemusic.com.
Are you a musician? If you have music that would make a good soundtrack for a blog, Email Us! We love to promote artists!
info@connectedfilm.com
What are YOU most thankful for?
12/3/2009
Seattle made national news this past week for all the wrong reasons. Without raking through the details again, four police officers lost their lives in a senseless act of violence. This came just weeks after a similar incident on Halloween night.
After the rage dies down and the collective tears of a frightened community fall, we're left to ponder our next move. I think everybody feels a deep sense of confusion and helplessness when such violence is committed without any provocation. How can we stop it? What if it had been somebody I know? Why is this happening?
Have you ever felt invisible? All I can think about is what we can do as a society, a nation, a city, a neighborhood, to keep people from getting to a place where they have no regard for humanity. It seems like an insurmountable task... some even say impossible, but I disagree.
I've seen throughout my life, and even more so since starting the ConnectedFilm project, that it really only takes one person to make a huge difference. One person saying or doing just the right thing at the right time to completely change the course of events. Not everybody believes in tipping points or the butterfly effect, but I can't lose hope that if we keep trying to make those Connections instead of turning our backs, that we can change the world for the better.
All our hearts go out the families of those taken, and to the law enforcement officers everywhere who risk their lives so that we can all feel safe. I hope everybody gets a moment to watch Alex's video on our blog this week. It couldn't be a more appropriate time to take a minute and think about those things for which we're thankful.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Sander, Amy, &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Thank You!
11/21/2009
Abundant thanks to all who connected at my live interactive show on Saturday! What a Trip! It was so incredible sharing the experience with people from all over the world.
I will be posting pieces of it on YouTube, which I captured on a second camera set up behind the live feed webcam. The show in its entirety will only ever be seen by those who were there, but don't worry:
I've had loads of ideas for new live interactive shows in the coming year, so you'll get your chance to connect to the world and experience all new material in this fun and dynamic way.
As ever, ConnectedFilm members will be the first to know about the details. One idea I've had is to start at the beginning of the screenplay for Connected and read one scene at each show (those would not be published to YouTube). Would that interest you?
Have a Beautiful Thanksgiving! Wherever in the world you are, we are grateful to each and every one of you. You're all essential to this project of connecting to a million people all over the world to bring this film to life!
I hope you can take time to connect with your family this holiday season. That's what this film -and the project! is all about. In fact, we're celebrating my Grandma's 80th birthday tomorrow -just like the characters in the film!
HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, VIRGINIA HOUSER!
You truly embody the powerful potency of connecting from the heart.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander, &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Come Connect LIVE!
11/13/2009
Watch Amy Walker: LIVE at a Screen Near You!
Come and connect to the World LIVE, and watch a show full of love and life and joy. I'll even be reading an exclusive clip from the Connected screenplay!
WHEN: Saturday, November 14th at 2:00 pm PST/5:00 pm EST/10:00 pm GMT. (That means it'll be SUNDAY morning for some of you: 9:00 am in Sydney...)
View World Clock Here.
We'll even play a round of "Name That Video" where you can win prizes, so if you want to review some of them, I'm giving you all a sneaky head's up... ;-) Here's a link to my YouTube channel.
Visit AmyWalkerLive.com for more info and to register a question for the Q&A following the performance. Hope to see you there!
Amy Walker: LIVE at a Screen Near You ...11/14/09!
11/3/2009
That's right, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I'm coming to your home to perform LIVE, via the magic of internet broadcasting!
It'll be a Global Event for the whole family to enjoy. I woke up at 3:00 AM this morning, simply effervescing with excitement for the connective potential of people tuning in from all over the globe. You'll even be able to interact through our message board -and win prizes!
WHEN: Saturday, November 14th at 2:00 pm PST/5:00 pm EST/10:00 pm GMT. The show will be similar to previous incarnations of my one-woman show, Amy Walker: Inside Out, and will include songs, dramatic pieces, and random fun for all ages.
Visit AmyWalkerLive.com for more info and to register a question for the Q&A following the performance. Hope to see you there!
Hope you had a fun and safe Halloween, and a fun and sacred Dia de los Muertos. We are certainly All connected, regardless of space and time.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander, &
The ConnectedFilm Team
LA to Rainbows
10/25/2009
Amy gives a mini drive-by tour of Hollywood and tells about her experiences working in "the machine" for a little while. Returning home to rainbows and gratitude for the ground-breaking new way the world is funding the film "Connected"!
When do you feel most Connected?
10/10/2009
When do you feel the most connected? Be it talking to your friends online,
or perhaps engaging in a one on one conversation with your family, we all
have different ways of feeling connected. This short film by Connected
Liaison Alex Schaefer demonstrates the power a single question has on a
group of people. Are YOU connected?
Connected Moment Memory from Co-Founder, Sander Kallshian:
After this happened I wanted to write it down, but I immediately thought it sounded unbelievable just due to the gravity of the coincidence... or was it?
We were heading to dinner at the best local Pho restaurant, famous for their complementary homemade cream puffs and also for the fact that they only accept cash. Naturally, as citizens of a Plastic Nation, we had to stop by an ATM before we went to the restaurant, so we pulled up into a temporary parking spot (some people refer to these as "sidewalks") and I jumped out to withdraw some coveted green goodness.
As I rounded the corner toward the ATM, there were two homeless men sitting by an out-of-order phone booth. One was selling some random items and the other held a guitar that was silent at the time. I was in a hurry, but I always make a point to look homeless people in the eye. For me, the thought of feeling invisible is not something that anybody should endure.
He asked me if I had eighty-two cents to spare so he could buy a burger, which I assumed was legitimate because he was across the street from Dick's Drive-In, well-known for its deliciously cheap American fare. Being somebody that quite literally never carries change in his pocket, I said I was sorry and shuffled right along.
I always feel very strange approaching an ATM or going into a restaurant right after turning down a request for spare change, but there seems to be a relentless, almost necessary disconnect between the two activities. I suppose it's the whole idea of "picking your battles" when it comes to where you are going to spend your money. I am a contributing member of several organizations, and I take pride in putting my money where my mouth is. Sometimes my mouth is on a social justice soapbox, and other times it's on a steaming hot bowl of cure-all Vietnamese soup. But I digress...
As I pulled the wallet from my back pocket I heard a noise that rarely escapes my pants. It was the sound of loose change, and I had a brief sinking feeling in my stomach at the thought that not only did I lie to the music-less man, but that I was going to have to pass him again on my return and face unbearable scorn if he recognized me from my first response. I put my hand in my pocket and resigned to just giving the change to him with the true story included that I had forgotten I was carrying coins the first time around.
I opened my palm and took a look at my collection to make sure the amount wasn't insultingly useless. For no particular reason I tend to resist donating less than fifty cents. It took only a few seconds for me to become suspicious... for in my hand sat three quarters, a nickel and two pennies. I immediately looked up and started looking around with a slight smile. Where's the camera? Where are the people that just magically became aware of my realization so they could have a good chuckle with me. No cameras, no comrades... just me, and the money, and the out-of-place smile on my face.
Well... that settled it. Now I was not only celestially obligated to give the man his change, but I also felt the need to share with him the bond we shared unbeknownst to him. I came back and asked "Hi... uh... how much did you ask me for just a minute ago?" He said "eighty-two cents, but of course anything you got would be helpful."
I held out my hand and said "This is strange, but I found exactly eighty-two cents in my pocket, and I never carry change... so considering the fact that you knew more about the contents of my pocket then I did I figure either
(1) My jeans are entirely too tight or
(2) this money is actually yours and I apologize for keeping it from you.
He looked at me the way my grandmother does when I've spoken a bit too fast for her to understand, but his reply was not geriatric in the least. "You've kept me alive for another 10 hours buddy," he said. It was one of our last warm days and all I could think to say in return was "Carpe noctem!"
As I got back in the car. I felt like my life was being TiVo'd, and I felt connected. Not just to the stranger and the moment, but to the Universe, just for a minute.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Sander, Amy, &
The ConnectedFilm Team
Close Encounters and Coffee Counters
10/3/2009
Happy October!
A sudden opportunity has me flying down to L.A. next week to meet with other filmmakers regarding Connected and projects they have in development!
I'll be offering an accent intensive on Standard British while I'm there, (Saturday, 10/10), so if you're in the area, or know someone who might enjoy it,
email Amy at: sessionswithamy@me.com
to register, or Learn More at AmyWalkerOnline.com
I have TWO videos for you today: one bloggy one about the workshop and one creative "dialogue" about the everyday opportunities to connect.
Have a Supreme week! And if you're in L.A., I hope to see you on the 10th!
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander, and the ConnectedTeam
Introducing Vibes!
9/27/2009
Now you can send Positive Vibes to your friends and family in seconds!
Boston Liaison, Lisa, helped implement the Vibes! program on Facebook, where you can send affirming notes for FREE.
Send Vibes for:
"Avalanches of Abundance!"
"A Jubilant Day!"
"A Stellar Performance!"
...and many more!
Chance Encounters and Boston Connections
9/19/2009
Lisa, a Boston Liaison for the ConnectedFilm project, takes you on a whirlwind tour of Beantown while spreading the word that 'We Are Connected."
On a personal note:
I've been taking more time lately for those chance encounters that happen in unlikely places. A spark that ignites in the harried hive of the Post Office, for example. We're all "busy" -things to do and a tight schedule to keep. But the other day, a relatively unknown couple and I allowed the spark to ignite into what became an impassioned discussion about the joyous mysteries that blossom before us; even the thorny ones.
We spent nearly an hour talking in that tiny box of a P.O. waiting room. People buzzed about as our voices rose and fell in harmonic rhythms of thought -from Batman to public school to sudden journeys into the unknown, flowering out of what could be considered "bad news".
What if I take more time for those sparks when they occur? Am I afraid my Important Day would be consumed by what might become a beautiful connection with someone I may never meet again?
The ConnectedFilm project is as much about connecting to people as it is about making the film. It's an exploration into how we connect as humans in this crazyamazing world of ours.
So if you have a short memory of a time when you allowed a random spark to ignite the unexpected, email us about it and we'll feature it in our next flier.
Vibes for your SoulFire,
Amy, Sander, &
The ConnectedFilm Team
info@connectedfilm.com
Philly is Connected at Renaissance Faire!
9/8/2009
Kara, the Philadelphia Liasion for the ConnectedFilm project, visits the Renaissance Faire in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to show that the Philadelphia area is connected!
Get Connected in your area!
JOIN the ConnectedFilm Network in:
PHILADELPHIA:
Join on Facebook
BOSTON:
Join on Facebook
or BECOME A LIAISON and connect to people in Your area!
Email us at: info@connectedfilm.com
Hello from Kentucky!
8/25/2009
Amy's still Connected, even while performing in 4 Agatha Christie plays at the International Mystery Festival in Kentucky, where she won Angie Awards for Best Actress 2 years in a row!
RainDance and Chicken Run
7/27/2009
Greetings!
Heres a little update -from winning Peoples Choice at the RainDance film festival to upcoming ConnectedFilm T-shirts..!
Vibes to All,
The ConnectedFilm Team
Happy Friday!
7/17/2009
Last weekend was a smashing success for SoulFire!
“We Are Connected” was voted People’s Choice at RainDance! (We tied with a fantastic claymation film called “Cougar Encounter” -Yay Sparkman and Nichols!)
Sander took some fun footage of the RainDance short film festival and of Amy singing at the Choochokam Arts Festival. -Video coming soon.
For now, enjoy the weekend and check back soon!
Vibes to All,
The ConnectedTeam
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ConnectedNews - Premier Edition
6/26/2009
Join us for the first edition of ConnectedNews where we discuss the big week weve had in the press and and upcoming event!
Check out the articles mentioned in the newscast:
Digital Journal
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/274034
MovieMaker
http://www.moviemaker.com/blog/item/diy_promotion_marlett_and_me_20090623/
Music Video sneak peek!
6/15/2009
Get a sneak peak of our new music video for “We Are Connected” -
The entire video will be finished soon and you can see it FIRST by joining our mailing list! Remember that we never ever ever send spam or give your email to anybody else. Its only used for updates about the film! Join the mailing list by entering you email in the yellow to the right!
First rehearsal of “We Are Connected”
6/4/2009
Follow Amy and awesome musicians Levi Burkle, Rachman Ross and Joseph Sanchez, from our first rehearsal of “We Are Connected” to recording and mixing at Sound Trap Studios. Single available soon on iTunes and beyond! Music Video in post production!
Links:
Josephs website: http://www.JosephSanchez.org
Levis website: http://www.LeviBurkle.com
Robbie Cribbs Sound Trap Studios: http://www.SoundTrapStudios.com
Beautiful Day in Seattle!
5/30/2009
A “Beautiful Day” filming on location in Seattle for the music video! Heres a glimpse behind the scenes of some of our larger sequences involving the connected public.
Many thanks to the crew and everyone in the park who participated! Props to Merith Kallshian, videographer for this blog entry. Photos by Sander Kallshian and Mike Shafer.
Music: “Beautiful Day”, by U2
Filming in Langley
5/20/2009
Sunny Fun shooting on location in Langley for our Music Video “We Are Connected”! Special thanks to the production crew and all who came to help! Especially Nicola Slawson, now our London Liaison, who did the filming for this piece.
Upload a photo or vid clip to the Connect page, by Monday the 25th and well put it in the video!
Coming soon: Sneak peek of recording THE SONG!
Making a “Connected” T-Shirt
5/15/2009
Co-Founder Sander Kallshian demonstrates the t-shirt making process in preparation for Saturdays video shoot in Seattle. Join us at Cal Anderson park on Capitol Hill at 1:00pm to be part of our music video!
Music Video “We Are Connected”!
5/2/2009
Were beginning production on our new MUSIC VIDEO for the films theme song “We Are Connected!”
Meet the producers and follow Amy from a Childrens Theater to a Peace Vigil in pursuit of Connected Community footage.
UPLOAD YOUR OWN PHOTO or VIDEO CLIP for the music video by clicking the “Connect” tab at the top of the screen!
New Website design on behalf of GQ Design in London
4/24/2009
Weve been pouring our efforts into a completely new website and total rebranding, working with GQ Design in London to bring the project to the next level. Very exciting, but top secret, so we cant show you the actual site images yet..!
In this entry, youll meet SFF Partners Sander Kallshian and Marilee Jolin at a SoulFire Films dinner meeting. -Then RACE TO THE FERRY DOCK! Will Amy miss the boat?!
Welcome to the Connected Film Blog!
4/17/2009
In this first installment, Amy introduces the film Connected.