The world premiere of THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR at DOC NYC was this weekend, and we had two sold out screenings! After the first, an elderly woman turned around and said, "I'm pretty conservative, but you changed my mind about the death penalty...but not for that Luigi Magione."

Our world premiere is today. We are sold out but there are still rush tickets available!

Some big professional news: Rolling Stone Films and Documentary+ have acquired a short film I produced, titled THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR. The film premieres at DOC NYC on Sunday!

Some big professional news: Rolling Stone Films and Documentary+ have acquired a short film I produced, titled THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR. The film premieres at DOC NYC on Sunday!

'The Spiritual Advisor,' a short documentary about death-penalty activist Rev. Jeff Hood, will premiere at DOC NYC.

We made it to DOC NYC!

We need to teach older people how to use headphones because I can't be on public transit listening to someone's grandfather watch Instagram reels at maximum volume.

The first reviews of THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR are rolling in ahead of the film's premiere this week!

The first reviews of THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR are rolling in ahead of the film's premiere this week!

The best part of stick season in the mountains is that you can finally see sunrises and sunsets

I don't know how studios continually fumble making a good Jurassic Park movie. Instead of following their big CGI action-oriented formulas, make people be stuck on an island with raptors hunting them. Make it Alien but with raptors. IT'S NOT THAT HARD.

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I don't know how studios continually fumble making a good Jurassic Park movie. Instead of following their big CGI action-oriented formulas, make people be stuck on an island with raptors hunting them. Make it Alien but with raptors. IT'S NOT THAT HARD.

A student has been missing from my college campus since Friday evening, and online discussions around this disappearance are wrapped in anti-trans discourse. I fucking hate people.

First screening -- SOLD OUT Second screening -- SOLD OUT DOC NYC added a third screening! If you are in NYC come out to Village East on 11/19 to see our new short!

@kairosrtp.bsky.social just posted our newly updated Reviews CFR list. @danmartin7.bsky.social and I are looking for innovative webtext reviews of games, apps, software, and podcasts. We are always open to proposals of other texts and technologies not on our new list. Got an idea? Pitch us today!

@danmartin7.bsky.social and I are seeking proposals for webtext reviews of books, games, software, apps, and podcasts. We also welcome proposals for texts and technologies beyond our current list. Our review process is quick, collegial, and constructive at every stage. Got an idea? Pitch us today!

There is only one tech CEO I trust to do the right thing in these unprecedented times.

TASK on HBO is storytelling at its best.

I am excited to share the official poster for THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR with the DOC NYC laurel! Our world premiere sold out on THE FIRST DAY, so DOC NYC is holding a special second screening at the IFC Center in NYC on November 17th. Get your tix here: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-....

I am excited to share the official poster for THE SPIRITUAL ADVISOR with the DOC NYC laurel! Our world premiere sold out on THE FIRST DAY, so DOC NYC is holding a special second screening at the IFC Center in NYC on November 17th. Get your tix here: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-....

Tickets for the first screening of The Spiritual Advisor short block have sold out, so DOC NYC added a second screening on Monday the 17th! Tickets below! tickets.docnyc.net/websales/pag...

I am excited to announce that my first short doc, The Spiritual Advisor, premieres at @docnycfest.bsky.social next month! The film follows Rev Jeff Hood as he prepares Emmanuel Littlejohn for execution in Sept 2024. More news to come on the poster and distribution. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

I am excited to announce that my first short doc, The Spiritual Advisor, premieres at @docnycfest.bsky.social next month! The film follows Rev Jeff Hood as he prepares Emmanuel Littlejohn for execution in Sept 2024. More news to come on the poster and distribution. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

September 30. October 1.

There is no doubt in my mind that the AI "actress" news we have been inundated with over the last few days comes from someone insignificant, latching onto an idea for relevance, and we will never hear from either of them ever again. The trade presses just gobble that shit right up.

Yes.

My favorite part of Jurassic Park is how Dr. Alan Grant takes his assumption as a paleontologist--that T-Rexes can't see you if you don't move--and just decides to test that theory out without trying any other plan. Dr. Grant is about that praxis. Mad respect.

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If, upon witnessing political violence, you call for violence against those who oppose you (framed in terms of "spiritual warfare," calls for brute force, metaphorical violence, etc.), then you are not really against violence. You just want your violence to feel justified by your politics.

it's in the 40s here in Vermont. time to put on flannel and look at trees while listening to bon iver.

I am so so so proud to have been part of this effort. Climate change is already a major threat to human life, health, and thriving. It is important that we get the most accurate science on the record to delineate that threat, so we can build a better future. www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...

Y'all's boy got quoted in The New York Times! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/a...

I'm teaching Documentary Rhetorics this semester, and I am trying to focus more on the history of the form. I'm teaching these two films in my first three classes and am STOKED

With a big push over the last few days, we are now just $285 from 90% of our goal, and another $5,000 from 100% of our goal! During the ebbs and flows of this campaign, sometimes even get to 90% of our goal felt daunting, so THANK YOU for getting us this far. seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...

We hit a benchmark of being 80% funded today for the In Loco Parentis fundraiser. That means we have raised and secured over $40,000! WE ARE GREEN LIT! We still have three days left and want to get as close to 100% as possible.

We are only $125 away from 80%!!! Who wants to be the *lucky* person that ensures we keep this funding?! seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...

Y'all: We are just $985 from our 80% goal of $40,000! We are so close! With 4.5 days left in the campaign, I thought I would share 5 reasons why this film could use your support. 1/day. Reason 1: The depth of our investigation is unparalleled when it comes to sexual abuse in boarding schools.

Yo! We are just 6% away from our fundraising goal. 6% ensures we *keep* the money raised. This close to the finish line every dollar adds up, so please donate even $5 if you can! (A photo of me when I started this project siz years ago with less grey hair.) seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...

My Instagram for you page is just Werner Herzog. I've cultivated something fantastic.

I can't wait for the "content" bubble to burst--studios need to realize art is worth more than just buys for awards shows

We have TEN DAYS left in our campaign and are just $6,500 from our goal! All donations add up--even $20 helps! Watch the video below about the "playbook" boarding schools use to hide abuse and donate here. Thanks for the help! seedandspark.com/fund/in-loco...

❤️❤️❤️ We are 66%, and I just got a check from someone today for $500. So we are 67%! $6500 more to go in 10 days! Thanks for the love!

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We are 62% with 12 days left! All donations help! (Also, shout out to Cagle, who became one of my favorite people/supporters/allies after we we waved at each other outside a conference in 2016 when meeting for the first time irl and not on Twitter.)

ok so I know I've been fundraising for a local family but I also need to tell y'all about this other fundraiser @jamescsanchez.bsky.social, a mutual and colleague and friend, has been working on the documentary In Loco Parentis about cover-up and sexual abuse at elite boarding schools for 6 years

I first met Joel Fendelman when he reached out to me to talk about Charles Moore, Grand Saline, and my dissertation. Those conversations evolved into me producing Man on Fire. Our creative bond felt natural. Joel has his mediative aesthetic and vision, and I felt I could fit with his style.

I first met Joel Fendelman when he reached out to me to talk about Charles Moore, Grand Saline, and my dissertation. Those conversations evolved into me producing Man on Fire. Our creative bond felt natural. Joel has his mediative aesthetic and vision, and I felt I could fit with his style.

It's disturbing that the story has hardly been told, so people hardly grasp how profoundly different (as in better) the possibilities are than they were not long ago. And that California, among other places, is realizing those possibilities. @billmckibben.bsky.social did a great piece on that:

Here is the low-res trailer for In Loco Parentis (only 100mb, Bluesky?!) This is a story about the cover-up of sexual abuse at two boarding schools and the survivors who refuse to be silenced. It's an honor and privilege to tell their stories. We are in the final 17 days of fundraising...