Field Notes
This morning I awoke with the heaviness of loss. A dear friend passed away last night. She was one of the most remarkable individuals I’ve ever met. Though I’d known her for less than a decade, she has left an indelible mark on who I am. She has awed me with her gentleness and generosity, with her ability to survive adversity and somehow elevate herself above it all.
There are some individuals who transform us. They inspire and...
May 5, 2012
It is such a wonderful time of the year. On Cape Cod the trees have finally leafed out and the world is exploding in green. The air is alive with birdsong and spring peepers… definitely a time for new beginnings!
Here at ArgoFilms, we have shed our cold weather gear and are moving onto the next phase of The Story of Dao. After a season of writing and wrestling with images, at last we have a video promo and proposal....
September 13, 2011
For ten years I had dreamed of breathing life into a film about an elephant named Dao. I'd been lucky to be making films back-to- back and could never seem to find a long enough break to take Dao's story to the next stage. Last year, I finally made the decision to take a breather from television and, instead, breathe life into The Story of Dao. Since it is an epic tale spanning 50 years in the life of an...
July 10, 2009
We’ve just gotten news that CRASH: a Tale of Two Species has been nominated for a National Emmy!
Kudos to cinematographers Michael Male and Andy Young (with additional shots by Chris Szwedo). The cinematographers struggled to capture the images, working out of tents in extremely tough locations (Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South America and in the Canadian Arctic). This is wonderful news...
June 13, 2011
A THOUSAND STORIES
It is raining in Bangkok. I can hear the thunder rolling outside my hotel room.
My head is swimming with elephants. Around every corner, there’s another – and each has a story to make your heart stop. The past month has been sobering. When I close my eyes, they parade by in a silent, grey slide show of lost and found souls: Motala, Wassana, Pang Dow, Ton Gee, ...
Tales from Thailand
June 13, 2011
A THOUSAND STORIES
It is raining in Bangkok. I can hear the thunder rolling outside my hotel room. My head is swimming with elephants. Around every corner there's another - and each has a story to make your heart stop...