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Trade is more important than aid
Written by David Tames on October 29, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Films, General
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One of the greatest things that developed nations can do to help developing nations is engage in fair trade, and given that coffee is the most valuable commodity we trade worldwide after oil, it represents an industry that for many poor farmers represents their only way out of poverty. But...  Continue Reading...

Podcamp Boston 2
Written by David Tames on October 18, 2007
Filed Under Events & Screenings, New Media, Podcasting, Presentation, Video on the Web, Web
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PodCamp Boston 2 takes place on Friday through Sunday, October 26-28, 2007 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center before VON Boston. Download the excellent Guide to Podcamp Boston 2 which contains everything you need to know including the schedule and session descriptions. Some of...  Continue Reading...

Information R/evolution
Written by David Tames on October 17, 2007
Filed Under Media Literacy, New Media, The Media, Video on the Web
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Here’s the sequel to Michael Wesch’s Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us, which I blogged about a while back and another example of using the medium of the web to communicate ideas about the web, I’m sure this one will spread just as the first one did. Thought provoking,...  Continue Reading...

New Media and a Smile in New Hampshire
Written by David Tames on October 4, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, Films, New Media
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Join me and fellow panelists Kevin Anderton and Steve Garfield at the New Hampshire Film Festival on October 12th from 1:30 to 3:30pm for a panel titled “Future Now: New Media and the Modern Filmmaker” at the Portsmouth Public Library. The session, to be moderated by John Herman,...  Continue Reading...

A Conversation with Les Blank
Written by David Tames on October 3, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmakers, Films, General, Interviews
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While I was at the Woods Hole Film Festival this summer I had a chance to sit down and have a conversation with documentary filmmaker Les Blank. We spoke about his new film All In This Tea, his experiences with Werner Herzog, why he self distributes, and which of his films he considers his...  Continue Reading...

Shadow of the House is a rare and beautiful gem
Written by David Tames on October 1, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Filmmakers, Reviews
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This weekend at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival I has the pleasure of seeing Shadow of the House, an intimate documentary by Allie Humenuk that presents a portrait of photographer Abelardo Morell. The film shows his process and daily life behind the work without interpreting it for...  Continue Reading...