Monster Poem from Special Treats 2

We had a Special Treats screening in Portland on Saturday and Shantel set up a typewriter for guests to contribute lines to a "monster poem", in connection with our poetic monster movie, You Poor Thing. Below, the paper we found in the morning. Its hard to read even when you're holding the paper.

From Special Treats

Special Treats: The Program

Yesterday I watched a bunch of films with Gem at the Northwest Film Forum. We found some pretty awesome and eclectic films. (And some pretty boring, didactic stuff, I'm not showing those) I'm really pleased with the selection. The program for Special Treats this Saturday consists of four films, starting with…

"The Universe" -- a beautiful, black and white documentary about the cosmos

"The Dream of the Wild Horses" -- insanity

"Crystals" -- microscopic footage of crystals forming

"Safety in the Dining Room" -- apparently for showing people who are new to restaurants

Special Treats: Stephen Nielsen

Meet Stephen Nielsen. Stephen is a Seattle based artist who will be performing at the first Special Treats fundraiser house party. Read about his recent album "Mystic City" here. And here's a link to his website.

Hope to see you there!

Special Treats: 7.23.12

Printed and posted these today. Stephen Nielsen will be performing.

*Special Treats

Putting together the first fundraiser party for You Poor Thing. Above, the invitation. Below, my office, where I live. There will be live music, live DJ's, prints of my Basketball Series and Health & Growth for sale, as well as DVD's of the Heavens. It's on June 23rd here in Seattle. I'll post more info on it as it comes together. Stay tuned!

Film Archive // Northwest Film Forum

This is nice. I'm often at the Northwest Film Forum but I had no idea there was a room full of films and Gem working on cataloguing them until I asked Adam about where to get educational films from the 60's and 70's. Turns out you get them right there. That's pretty super. It was little like something out of Franz Kafka's The Trial when K finds people working in rooms he didn't know existed. Only its not scary or sad or nightmarish. It's just nice and wonderful and convenient.

I have a special project in mind with these old educational films, more about that later.