A baby adventure in Ecuador
One of the most enjoyable experiences of 2014 has been the filming of a commercial for Johnson and Johnson, in Ecuador of all places. The reason for such an exotic location to create an intimate ad was that the government of Ecuador will not allow a commercial to run on its air waves unless it …
Ana Muriel – LA RISA DEL ALMA
This short video of my wife Ana practicing Yoga always gives me an inner smile. Its to do with its simplicity – a single time lapse camera in one position; its also the beautiful piece of music (Les Sablons by Oskar Schuster); but above all it is the purity of the movement and Ana’s authenticity, …
I am a woman
I AM A WOMAN is a video we made in response to a horrific and random attack that was suffered by Natalia Ponce de Leon in Bogotá, Colombia in March 2014. The idea behind this video aims to provide a voice for women who renounce violence or abuse of any kind, and has lead to …
World Autism Awareness (Treehouse project)
Speaking with the angel April 2nd 2014 is World Autism Awareness Day, and to mark it, I have dug out a short film that we made for TreeHouse School – a happy and vibrant community where children and young people with autism learn and flourish (http://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk). Directed by Laurie Castelli, this piece was made more …
The true meaning of a rose
‘That which God said to the rose to make it bloom, he said to my heart.’ Rumi
Cartagena contemporary dance project – El Colegio Del Cuerpo
Cartagena : El Colegio del Cuerpo Alvaro Restrepo, at the height of his career as a dancer in New York in the 90s, could not resist the pull of his home city, Cartagena – and what he describes as a city of contradictions and ‘tragic beauty’. There he founded El Colegio del Cuerpo, a contemporary …