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Discover Chicago in the Documentary – Finding Vivian Maier

Looking back I wished I had the maturity (and foresight) to know that I should have taken more photos of my childhood – the neighborhood, the stores, the neighbors and those I interacted with – documenting life in Northeast Philadelphia in the 1970 – 1990’s.  Sure there are the photos […]

Academy Awards 2013: Oscar Nominated Shorts – why I love them

For the past few years, I’ve made time to go to the theatre near me to watch the Oscar nominated short films (animated and live action).  At my first film festival in Avignon, France, each feature was preceded by a short film.  It was fascinating to be pulled into a film so quickly. The films packed […]