Björk Voltaic Movie

While this movie is a few years old, and I saw it a couple years ago, it is truly inspiring. Check out the trailer here: 

As you can see, the energy captured in the video is electric, as in its subject, Björk. For music technology fans out there, you've got to watch, as she has used a lemur and other then state-of-the-art equipment on stage with her to trigger musical and visual effects. 

Photos from the Voltaic tour can be seen here.

 

B-boy culture resonates around the world

Bouncing Cats is a powerful documentary that tells the inspiring story of Abraham "Abramz" Tekya, an AIDS orphan and b-boy who started Breakdance Project Uganda in order to create opportunities for artistic expression and friendship for children in Uganda. He helps them to use hip hop breakdancing as a means to regain their own sense of identity. Having suffered greatly in the North of the country under the Lord's Resistance Army (L.R.A.), many children suffer from being separated from their families and being displaced or mutilated as a result of brutal abductions. The film is a powerful testament to the spirit of resilience that many of the b-boys and b-girls have. Narration for the film was done by Common and there are interviews with Will.I.Am, K'Naan and Mos Def.

BOUNCING CATS film trailer from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Further information about the film and details about how to get involved on youth issues in Uganda can be found at bouncingcats.com.
 

Speaking in Code

Here's my interview with the director of a new film called Speaking in Code: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x92cKU-oLB4&hl=en_US&fs=1&]

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The art of VJing

Exploring the art of veejaying, a new trend in the live concert experience

Excerpt of my article from the CBC Arts website:

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Enlighten Up! the movie

Is Yoga the way to enlightenment?

When experienced documentary filmmaker Kate Churchill set out on her latest project, Enlighten Up!, she was determined to prove that yoga can transform anyone. Fortunately for her audience, the result was a lot more realistic and less definitive than any kind of film objective can be. Yoga, as it is portrayed, turns out to be something a lot more complex and multifaceted than many yoga enthusiasts may have at first thought.
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First film inspired by twitter

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“at location, here we go, 140 of use get ready, 5 minutes till Action!!!” 11:57 AM June 21st from mobile web What happens when a large number of people from around the world participate in a social experiment? How does knowing that we share similar experiences of using online technology shape our identities?

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'RiP: A Remix Manifesto' film

Interview with Brett Gaylor Check out my interview in audio submitted to CKLN for the Word of Mouth show.... and, below, a different version of my original article which appeared in the Ryerson Free Press.

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Berlin Calling Screening in Toronto

I wrote this article for Beatportal.com in September 2008.
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Sunday night in Toronto during the Toronto International Film Festival in the heart of downtown (Little Italy to be exact), Paul Kalkbrenner stood outside of the Royal Theatre as people lined up to go inside.

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