Category archives for: Multimedia

Central Asian Conundrum: Who Wears the Pants in the Eurasian Balkans?

Russian troops stationed at the Kant airbase in Kyrgyzstan, 20 km east of Bishkek (http://en.rian.ru)

Speaking in geopolitical terms, the Eurasian Balkans, encompassing the whole of Central Asia are the so sought-after heartland of modern times.

Filming Action and Martial Arts in 3D Creates Both Challenges and Opportunities

A martial arts fight in 3D

3D is the radio of the 2000’s. People always said I had a great face for radio, and now I am putting it to work.

The Cold War is over. Long live the Cold War.

I recently attended a showing of Oliver Stone’s new documentary film, “South of the Border”, which concerns seven present-day government leaders of Latin America -– in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay, Cuba and Brazil — who are not in love with US foreign policy.

The Karate Kid, Then and Now

I just saw “The Karate Kid 2010” tonight in Bangkok, and I feel like I am 43 going on 16. I have one of those feel-great movie highs that prompts you to make life altering decisions, which you will never follow through on when you wake up with a hangover. But for those brief moments [...]

Israel, U.S. foreign policy and my video

I of course received the usual right-wing frothing at the mouth, but I also heard from five or six people on the left who expressed political criticism of it, two of them asking to be removed from my mailing list. All of them were upset for the same reason –- The video makes no mention of Israel.

Be nice to America. Or we’ll bring democracy to your country!

A brief overview of U.S. foreign policy produced and directed by Charle Mauch and William Blum.

Chechnya: Land of the Wolves – Part 2

The two wars in Chechnya have brought unprecedented loss of lives on the Chechens with their economy in tatters. There is not a single family in Chechnya that has not suffered terrible loss during the 15 year old conflict. You will not find one single neighborhood that does not bear the scars of the wars.

Chechnya: Land of the Wolves – Part 1

The two wars in Chechnya have brought unprecedented loss of lives on the Chechens with their economy in tatters. There is not a single family in Chechnya that has not suffered terrible loss during the 15 year old conflict. You will not find one single neighborhood that does not bear the scars of the wars.

ALG Khmer Language Picture Story

Linguist and author Antonio Graceffo uses ALG concepts to learn Khmer language through picture stories. The pictures and an English retelling of the story create a context to make the foreign language input comprehensible. There is no actual translation, but there is contextualization.

My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story

A promotional short film for a new book on Gaza is being released worldwide today, days before the official book launch in the U.K., to commemorate the first anniversary of the Gaza massacre.

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