Video
"Showstoppers"
Michael Hess
Michael Hess is a filmmaker and writer who lives in Toronto. His films have played at the NYU Director's Series, NewFest, the American Cinemateque in Los Angeles, the Kansas International Film Festival and the Beloit International Film Festival.
This video essay "Showstoppers" beautifully reflects his nonfiction essay "Robot Coromont" which is featured in Issue 8 of Glassworks Magazine. Read his commentary on these works in the Looking Glass, our online parlor for contributor commentary, and read his nonfiction essay in Issue 8 of Glassworks Magazine.
This video essay "Showstoppers" beautifully reflects his nonfiction essay "Robot Coromont" which is featured in Issue 8 of Glassworks Magazine. Read his commentary on these works in the Looking Glass, our online parlor for contributor commentary, and read his nonfiction essay in Issue 8 of Glassworks Magazine.
"Night Hawks"
Pradeep Edussuriya
Pradeep Edussuriya was born and raised in Sri Lanka and moved to the United States in 2000. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film from Northern Michigan University and Master of Fine Arts Degree in Film at Ohio University's School of Film.
Pradeep is currently based in beautiful Athens, Ohio and works as a Media Producer for People + Land Media, a division of National Network of Forest Practitioners. With People + Land Media, Pradeep works with grassroots organizations in the U.S. creating multimedia narratives in hopes of advocating progress, rural development and sustainability. Pradeep also works part time as an artist in residence/ instructor for Circle Round the Square, a fine arts program at Nelsonville York High School in Nelsonvile, Ohio.
Pradeep is currently based in beautiful Athens, Ohio and works as a Media Producer for People + Land Media, a division of National Network of Forest Practitioners. With People + Land Media, Pradeep works with grassroots organizations in the U.S. creating multimedia narratives in hopes of advocating progress, rural development and sustainability. Pradeep also works part time as an artist in residence/ instructor for Circle Round the Square, a fine arts program at Nelsonville York High School in Nelsonvile, Ohio.
"Slingshot" part 1
Andrew Lam
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Andrew Lam is the author of East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres and Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora. For eight years, he was a regular commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered." An editor with New America Media, the nation's largest association of ethnic media, Lam has contributed essays to dozens of newspapers across the country, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Baltimore Sun, the Atlanta Journal, and the Chicago Tribune. His third book, Birds of Paradise, a short story collection, is due out in 2013. He is currently working on a novel.
"After That (The Quiet World)"
Charlie Hagan
An animation of Jeffrey McDaniel's poem.
Charlie Hagan has maintained a lifelong passion for creativity and all things aesthetic. She studied at Simon Fraser University - earning a Bachelors Degree in Visual Art - and then completed an extensive Electronic Media Design program in Vancouver, B.C. Charlie particularly enjoys the physical presence of print and excels at clean, modern design with special attention toward clarity and organization.
