AlJazeera's TV program "The Stream" aired a show focused on the high rate of young Latina girls who have thought of or attempted to commit suicide in the United States. Immigration alone was not the factor. When you tie in being a teen girl dealing with parents who don't speak English and whose cultural and religious belief system clashes with what she sees at school, add in extreme poverty, … [Read more...]
Digital Journal: Sulha a look into Bedouin life, novel by Malka Marom
March 10, 2013 by
The latest article I wrote for Digital Journal is about Malka Marom, a Canadian-Israeli talent whose debut novel Sulha published in 2004 is now released on Amazon as a Kindle ebook. I chose to write about Marom and her book Sulha to coincide with last week's International Woman's day. Marom is a multi-talented woman who crosses many mediums to create her art, be it in music, writing, producing … [Read more...]
RED Founder Jannard sues Sony featuring Justin Timberlake, huh?
February 16, 2013 by
I have been following Red Digital Cinema since 2006 when I first started dreaming about making a movie. I watched the Red blog waiting for the announcement of the Red Scarlet, an indie filmmaker's answer to an affordable cinematic camera. Fortunately when it did come time to film the movie, the producer had the Red One camera which was far better than the Scarlet could ever dream of being. Jim … [Read more...]
