I’m working on a film to accompany my friend Donovan Quinn’s song “Sister Alchemy.” We shot some super-8 during one afternoon last time I visited San Francisco with the assistance of Grace Cooper (in the goldish dress), Jason Quever (of the Papercuts and Donovan’s band The Thirteenth Month), and Michael McWay (behind the scenes). Here are a few stills from the work-in-progress.
One of the projects I am currently working on examines the layers of history in the landscape of/ surrounding the Sangre de Cristo mountains in Southern Colorado. Over the years (decades/ centuries) the Sangres and environs have served as something of a magnet for Native Americans not particularly interested in playing nice with usurping European settlers, outlaws of various stripes, and in the 1960s and 70s, hippies and back-to-the-landers forging new ways of living.
In the course of my research, I found that some of the communes established in the area were still going strong. This past weekend, I paid a visit to Libre, a community of hand-built homes nestled in the Huerfano valley and still very much vibrant 40 years after its inception. Nic Seivert snapped a couple of digital pics of structures and landscape while I wielded the Bolex.
My most recent film “Murder Capital” will be screening at the Chicago Underground Film Festival and Detroit Docs, both taking place in their respective fine cities between October 29 and November 2. As soon as the schedule details get posted over at CUFF and Detroit Docs I’ll put them up here.
Mars Saude 