The Message is not Medium
By: Tim Flood
Review of: Writes Of Passage
on: 12/07/2009
The messages in this film are what the film is about. The characters, the meetings and activities that are talked... [more]

Gratz on awards
By: gapoz
Review of: Writes Of Passage
on: 08/10/2009
It is not hard to see why this got chosen for festivals. It has the kind of all inclusive feel... [more]

Nicely put together
By: y0211745
Review of: Writes Of Passage
on: 08/07/2009
The documentary is well put together - and there's some great characters in there who make some interesting points. I... [more]

Production Notes:
Winner of Universal Orlando Team Member Film Fest
Best Documentary - 2003.
Placed in second TriggerStreet short-film festival top 50
This film is NOT originally slide-show-still images, the motion streams best with dsl connections.
http://www.geocities.com/alienlizzie/Writes

We all agreed to focusing on just the group and our actions,. As Asaan himself insists, the message is what's important - NEVER get caught in the hype over the messenger... The impact of these achievements is still exemplified today by earning a living expressing art - through music, live performances, weekly community open-mic shows, and the consignment shop where it all first took place – Culture Mart.

Shot on Cannon GL1
Edited on Adobe Premiere 6.0
Additional sound editing in Sonar2
Director/Camera Op/Editor (wisely diverting from the term cinematographer at this point in experience, or lack thereof) - Elizabeth Anne
(Joan Meister - Camera Op for E. Anne's interview)
Upload could not have taken place without sound editing assistance and compression by Thee Engineer - Mike Noles

"Writer's Block" and all other instrumental compositions copyright: A. Brooks / A. Sarton / G. Valencia / C. Wilson / B. Wood (Sol-illaquists Of Sound 2002-2003 - BeefWellington/Eighth Dimension 2002) / Live impromptu open-mic-jam session with Instruments Of Construction & Sol-illaquists - footage&recording - E.Anne)

Writes Of Passage / Writer's Block met every Sunday at 3PM at The Culture Mart 225 North Magnolia Avenue (Downtown, Orlando, FL - 32801)
Four members of the collective(including the founding insight) are currently touring as the group Sol-illaquists Of Sound, still co-own the Culture Mart and Lizzie's still making movies.....
Yesterday Orlando, today the world, tomorrow the universe.

There are some sound issues within the interviews and parts of the live performance footage may be slightly too dark for some computer monitors/laptops.
This is the first documentary I have ever directed, and the subject matter holds a special place. It was special enough to win the very first award I have ever received on my own work in film, and that will always make me proud.