... the world's got me!

I’m on a Journey!

Ilai — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:49:38 +0000

So I won’t be living here for a few months.

Instead pop next door to http://dizzyagain.com/israel

Post-It Stop Motion Clip

Ilai — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:00:39 +0000

Mt Maunganui Pt 2

Ilai — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:29:34 +0000

I AM TV Presents The Outlook for Someday

Ilai — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:04:29 +0000

This coming Saturday at 10am on TV2 the doco that I edited and shot additional photography on is being broadcast! Please watch it if your interested in young people being creative with film for promoting sustainability:

Olly Coddington fronts an I AM TV special on TV2 for World Environment Day. The programme celebrates winners of The Outlook for Someday sustainability film challenge for young people.

The programme offers an entertaining take on the subject of taking care of our planet. The aim is to provoke thought and to have fun on the way.

Olly shows us excerpts from the winning films and puts some of the young film-makers through new sustainability challenges. In this he is joined by five high-profile New Zealanders:

League legend Tawera Nikau
Jack Tame, ONE News Reporter and TV Guide’s Rising Star award winner for 2009
Green politician and organic famer Jeanette Fitzsimons
Fran Kora, musician from the reggae / dub / rock band Kora
Actor Taungaroa Emile

The featured winning films range from a comedy about bike pooling to an animation about the impact of cities on our mental health; from documentaries about growing your own food, the effects of plastic bags and the power of street protest to a mockumentary about the environmental effects of farming.

Sign On

Ilai — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:53:35 +0000

Time’s running out. For real. The UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen this december is very important. Sign on to encourage the NZ government to make the right decision at Copenhagen.

www.signon.org.nz

Vote Yes

Ilai — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:41:10 +0000

A Sunday Smile

Ilai — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:40:32 +0000

A beautiful sunday bike ride along the bays.

Paddington Bear Coat Factory

Ilai — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:37:44 +0000

It felt like I found my long lost jacket birth place…

Kicking It

Ilai — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:59:42 +0000

Last night I went to the opening of the 2009 Human Rights Film Fesitval at the Rialto Cinema. Some inspiring words from people from the festival, from the human rights comission and Lifewise.

The opener was a NZ 30 minute doco called Putting Homelessness Into Focus which was a very powerful look into an issue which isnt clearly defined or properly understood- a chance to meet real people who are marginalised from society and are victim to very powerful and dangerous stereotypes.

The Main Feature was a film called Kicking It which was a fantastic film about the Annual Homeless Soccer Worldcup – the film featured 6 players from 6 of the 48 nations which were competing in Cape Town, South Aftrica. The most touching films for me are those who really give you an opporunity to meet someone who you otherwise would of never. Very strong stuff and inspiring.

I highly reccomend you go and see a film at this festival – the director claims that every one of their feature films will inspire you and challenge you – which certainly happened to me during Kicking It. Worthy of mention is the film “8” which is screening this coming Friday (22nd 6pm) – 8 Directors tell 8 stories each based on one of the 8 Millenium Development Goals which were signed bu 191 countries in the year 2000 in an attempt to reduce global poverty by half by 2015. Some of the directors include Gus Van Sant, Gael Garcia Bernal and Jane Campion. Let me know if your going and we can plan something together.

Ratatat tat tat

Ilai — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:38:55 +0000

Last night I went to see Ratatat play at the Monte Cristo room with Anna, Max, Fran and Jack. Had a great time and really enjoyed the music – quite amazed at the energy of these two – and the fact they can keep people occupied for an entire set with no vocals.