I had a chance to pass through the old site for the December retreat. I came away with loads of great images that show all that place has been through since Katrina. I am saving most of what I captured for the doc this summer, but I wanted to share a short video [...]
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Friendship Oak in Gulfport
Posted in Reflections on the Road on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Profiling High School Sports and ACE’s impact
Posted in Reflections on the Road on April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One pattern that has emerged in my travels is the impact of ACErs on the sports programs at the various schools. From introductory elementary programs to the more intense high school sports, ACErs help out at all levels.I spent some time profiling a day in the life of the Bishop Dunne baseball team, it [...]
Our Mother of Sorrows
Posted in Reflections on the Road on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I spent about 4 hours at Our Mother of Sorrows in Los Angeles this past week. I had a chance to meet with Jen Beltramo the principal there and get a glimpse of their routine. I will spare stereotypes the of the school’s area, suffice to say that the students who live near [...]
Compton cupcake
Posted in Reflections on the Road on April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was filming the morning recess today when a 4th grader wandered up with a luminous orange icing cupcake. He said, “here, it’s my birthday” and wandered off. I ditched the frosting and ate the cupcake. Moments later he came back with a bag full of superhero rings and gave me [...]
Car rental
Posted in Reflections on the Road on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I called the rental car company today and they said that the class I selected had a wide variety of PT Cruisers. I paused on the phone to the point that they said, “Hello?”. “uhhhh…I can’t do that, its just that road trips are really cool, they are this iconic journey that occupy [...]
The first attempt
Posted in Reflections on the Road on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well it has begun. I sit before a heavily marked up calendar which represents 37 interviews over the course of 6 weeks and 6500 miles. I have taken to trailing off in mid sentence with someone one the phone in Mobile as I wonder about an interview in San Francisco. It will all come together, [...]
