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Harvest

Harvest,  directed by Kevin Byrnes, follows the daily life of a woman named Jenni,  exploring the simple patterns that define her. As we get to know her,  we come to understand the extent to which her seemingly ordinary life is  of great interest to people she has never met.

Madre | Accepted Film 2017 | SXSW

Jazz (poem)

Poem TO LOVE

In “Jazz,” from the Atlantic's January 1922 issue, Theodore Maynard contemplates the dancers at a cabaret:

  Gay
   They were not. They embraced without dismay,
Lovers who showed an awful lack of awe.
Then, as I sat and drank my wine apart,
   I pondered on this new religion, which
   Lay heavily on the face of the rich,
Who, occupied with ritual, never smiled—
Because I heard, within my quiet heart,
Happiness laughing like a little child.

Leo Zeck, his student film and me

SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN

Long time ago I was in a student film (at the University of Wisconsin-Superior) about a girl who walked forward while everyone was walking backwards. (I KNOW, IT WAS A CLEVER GOOD IDEA)

Folklore: Don’t walk backwards.

So I did walk backwards for the short quirky film (filmed around Duluth and Superior) but that was in the late 70s. It wasn't easy, let me tell you!
Kinda glad I didn't know the folklore about this before filming.
I don't have a clue if this movie exists anywhere but Leo Zeck, if you read this, email me! [laratrace@outlook.com]

More folklore: Don’t even THINK of mocking an owl. (Who?)

uncertainty has a price

`The Price of Certainty`

Directed by Daniele Anastasion (2016, 11 min.)

In times of social and political uncertainty, humans seek answers  that offer one absolute truth — but at what cost? Famed psychologist  Arie Kruglanski explores why we become so polarized. Bonus material:  read Anastasion’s article in The New York Times for more background on the piece.