Sci-fi Film Festival (Saturday, Oct. 24th)!
It figures that the year I move away from California all the cool things I had always wanted to happen there began to occur: all my favorite writers paid a visit and now a sci-fi film festival! But, if you’re in California, and particularly the L.A. area, you should check this festival out: Who: Trade&Row – a Los Angeles based 501c3 nonprofit organization established to develop and support community-oriented programs that engage current issues through the visual, performing and literary arts. For more information about Trade&Row, please visit: www.tradeandrow.org What: Trade&Row, a nonprofit community organization, is happy to present its second annual Saturday Fantasy Film Festival Fundraiser. Independent short films from around the world and discussions will address the role of science fiction, fantasy and horror in examining social issues. Amazing donated items such as a one night stay at the Standard Hotel (Downtown) as well as items from feature films will be raffled off throughout the day. All proceeds will be used to develop and support local community-oriented programs that engage current issues through the visual, performing and literary arts. Film screenings will be hosted by producers/writers Grant Rosenberg & Garner Simmons. The festival will also feature presentations, including a discussion moderated by Dr. Joan Wines, Professor of Literature at California Lutheran University and member of the Aldous Huxley Society, with panelists:* Sheila Finch, science fiction author* Joshua Dysart, comic book author/graphic novelist* Joshua Hale Fialkov, comic book author/graphic novelist* Marc Zicree, science fiction television and film producer* Dan Goods, Visual Strategist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, will also give a presentation on the link between science and art. When: Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where:Rec Center Studio1161 Logan StLos Angeles, CA 90026 Tickets: Tickets are available online at www.saturdayfantasy.com as well as at the door. Admission is $10. For more information about the festival please visit: http://www.saturdayfantasy.com ——————————————- If you go to the festival, please pop buy and let me know how it went!
Out of Body Experiences…With Characters?
I had the most bizarre experience the other day. While doing homework I found myself suddenly speaking as one of the characters in a new project I’ve been working on. I started walking around the house, talking as though I was telling the story, albeit rather quietly. Then, it stopped. There must have been five minutes of this, and when I tried to write it all down, I found that I couldn’t, as if that part of me had simply been shut off. I’ve never had that happen to me. I don’t know if I’m insane or simply so fascinated by this character than talking as though I am that character is simply the way of the game. So, to determine whether my sanity has been compromised, I’d like to ask all of you whether you’ve ever had this kind of experience. Let me know in the comments! You can also tell me I’m nuts and should seek medical attention, if you so desire.