2020: A year of clear vision?
Preamble How to sum up 2020? A year so chaotic, full of fear and fury, as to be life-altering, unforgettable and for » Read more
Festivals
Sedona International Film Festival: February 2020
Saturday, February 22, 2020 For the past decade, the Sedona International Film Festival has occupied a permanent place on our yearly calendar » Read more
Sedona International Film Festival 2019: Silver Anniversary
Overheard at the start of this year’s Sedona International Film Festival, directed to festival director Patrick Schweiss: “Is this a good film? ‘Cause » Read more
Spring is sprung in NYC: April 2018 (Part 2)
Saturday, April 21, 2018 The second half of our first ever 2-week stay in NYC was devoted to catching up with old » Read more
2017 Highlights
The short version I didn’t really try to set a new record for longest year’s end summary EVER, it was an EXCEPTIONALLY » Read more
Sedona Film Festival, February 2017
Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, 2017 We had an epic, literally tempestuous, start to our annual Sedona film festival week » Read more
Chasing cherry blossoms: Part 2 (Kyoto)
Monday, April 4, 2016 After an overnight recovery stay in Tokyo, we were on to Kyoto, hoping our timing for cherry blossoms » Read more
Sedona Film Festival 2016
The annual Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) has become a yearly end of winter highlight for us. Always the last week in » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia, November 2015 (Part 5, Ambon)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Part 5: Ambon, Bali and Home A string of colorful houses backed by hilly jungle signals we are » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands: November 2015 (Part 1: Blissful Bali)
Thursday, October 22, 2015 Getting there…half the fun? Not usually. But we did spend a restorative day in Bali en route to » Read more