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All I Can: Best Ski Film Ever

Posted by RZ on May 19, 2012

By Sherpas Cinema

All.I.Can. iTunes HD download: itunes.apple.com/us/movie/sherpa-cinema-all-i-can/id470509338
All.I.Can. DVD / Blu-ray available at: sherpascinema.com
Thanks for your support!!

All.I.Can Awards:
“BEST FEATURE-LENGTH MOUNTAIN FILM” – Banff Mountain Film Festival 2011
“BEST DOCUMENTARY” – IF3 Film Festival Montreal 2011
“MOST INNOVATIVE VISUAL FX” – IF3 Film Festival Montreal 2011
“BEST SKI FILM” – Adventure Film Festival, Boulder 2011
“BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY” – ESPN Fan Favorites 2011
“PEOPLES CHOICE” and “BEST SKI FILM” – Fernie Film Festival, BC 2011
“BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY” – International Freeride Film Festival, France 2011
“BEST PICTURE” – International Freeride Film Festival, France 2011
“BEST FILM OF THE YEAR” – Adventure Film Festival, Copenhagen 2011
“BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY” – X-Dance Film Festival, SLC 2012
“AMBASSADOR OF GREEN” – X-Dance Film Festival, SLC 2012
“BEST FILM” – X-Dance Film Festival, SLC 2012
“FULL THROTTLE AWARD” – Kye Petersen, Powder Video Awards 2012
“BEST NATURAL AIR” – Kye Petersen, Powder Video Awards 2012
“BEST POV” – JP Auclair, Powder Video Awards 2012
“BEST EDITING” – Powder Video Awards 2012
“MOVIE OF THE YEAR” – Powder Video Awards 2012

Press reviews:
“The best movie in skiing.”
– Jamey Voss, ESPN es.pn/pPxkbQ

“Like listening to a Zeppelin song.”
– John Stifter, Powder Magazine: bit.ly/nl0JiT

“The Sherpas are firmly in the lead of a new wave of filmmakers that are changing the face of ski films for good.” – Leslie Anthony, Skier Magazine: bit.ly/mVaYsy

“By the end, as I headed out from the screening, trying to walk straight after being pummeled by what I had seen, the only thought going through my head was that the trailer did not do its movie justice.” – Mark Quail, skistarmovies.com/review/all-i-can

 

http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/all.i.can.-by-sherpas-cinema/id470509338

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Aday: May 15th: Upload Your Photos, Make History

Posted by RZ on May 15, 2012

May 15th!
Just an ordinary day?
Bring your camera!

The Aday Project: An event for everyone, everywhere

On May 15th the ADAY Project (www.aday.org) is looking for perspectives on daily life of everyone who enjoys and values photography! Professionals, amateurs, school children, farmers, social media fans, astronauts, office workers and you.

Picture today, inspire tomorrow
All images will be displayed online for you and everyone to explore. Some of them will be selected for a book, others for exhibitions. Every single one will be saved for future research and education. Let a part of your life inspire generations to come.

What to shoot?
Your life matters! Photograph what is close to you and upload your photos in one of our categories: Home, Work or Connections. Read more about them here and watch our upload tutorial below!

“Take this unique opportunity with me, and thousands of others around the world, to create a priceless collection of images, to boost understanding and enhance research and education.”

– Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Expressions of Humankind foundation
Aday.org is initiated by the Swedish non-profit foundation Expressions of Humankind. The foundation supports scientific research and education centered around the photographic image and the written word. Our aim is to inspire creative reflections on humanity, by experiencing global perspectives. 

Upload your images on the ADAY.org website.

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A Billion Acts of Green

Posted by RZ on Apr 17, 2012

The week leading up to Earth Day on April 22nd is Earth Week, with people encouraged to do something environmentally friendly each day of the week. Why not register your green pledge or act on the “Billion Acts of Green” campaign site and add your voice to the millions of others calling for change.
“A Billion Acts of Green” is the largest environmental service campaign in the world – register your act on the EarthDay website ..

Take part in the “Mobilize the Earth” theme of the 2012 Earth Day and register your Act of Green to add your voice to those calling for environmental issues to be taken seriously by world governments and policy makers. The goal is to register one billion actions in advance of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) happening in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012.

A Billion Acts of Green® inspires and rewards both simple individual acts and larger organizational initiatives that reduce carbon emissions and support sustainability.

These can be anything from environmental meetings, riding a bike to work instead of driving, eating more locally produced food, supporting campaigns to save the rainforest in Brazil, planting trees, cleaning up a riverbank or park…

Some notable contributions to A Billion Acts of Green®:

School Greenings: Earth Day Network has worked to retrofit 40 schools across the globe with green technologies and resources. From installing solar panels to planting school gardens, Earth Day Network helped these schools to significantly reduce their carbon footprints.

Ocean Conservancy: More than 10 million green acts came from the Ocean Conservancy, following their annual International Costal Clean-Up Day, which has seen nearly 9 million volunteers from 152 countries work to clean shores, streams, rivers and the ocean.

Siemens: As part of their 2010 corporate sponsorship, employees of Siemens completed 789,041 Acts of Green through the donation of thousands of generators, flashlights and skyhydrants to victims of the earthquake in Haiti

Earth Hour: Millions participate in Earth Hour every year on March 26. Each person who turned off their lights is counted as an Act of Green.

200 Catholic Congregations contributed 100,000 Acts of Green through local service projects.

Earth Day Philippines: Through massive tree plantings, water projects, river clean-ups, recycling drives and school greenings, Earth Day Philippines contributed over 12 million Acts of Green.

Avatar Home Tree Initiative: Through a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox and the Avatar Blu Ray and DVD, Earth Day Network and 16 partners planted 1,006,639 trees in 16 countries, directly involving over 31,000 individuals.

Peace Corps: In partnership with the Peace Corps, Earth Day Network worked with local volunteers to implement environmental and civic education programs, tree-plantings, village clean-ups and recycling seminars in rural areas of Ukraine, Georgia, Albania and Paraguay, helping to build environmental awareness in some of the world’s most underserved communities.

P&G Future Friendly collected thousands of green acts at Earth Day on the National Mall and through support of Earth Day Network’s iPhone and Facebook apps.

Kolkata, India: Plans for a small series of sponsored events evolved into a nationwide presence, 17 cities large. Earth Day Network partnered with global and local NGOs and local government officials to coordinate city and village clean-ups, environmental rallies and educational programs for underprivileged children. Earth Day Network has now established an office in Kolkata.

In China, Roots and Shoots Shanghai planted 600,000 trees across inner Mongolia to preserve depleted rainforests. Educators hosted eco-fairs where students learned about the importance of sustainability.

In Louisiana, Green Light New Orleans worked to assist residents with the installation of free, energy-efficient light bulbs. They worked house by house and installed over 300,000 new bulbs across the city.

In Afghanistan, Earth Day Network worked with more than 40 government and village leaders across the country in environmental sustainability practices including recycling programs and the need for clean water and alternative energy.

In Kenya, Guatemala, and Haiti, Earth Day Network partner The Paradigm Project has committed to installing 5 million new fuel efficient stoves that fight off deforestation, respiratory disease, poverty and hunger.

In Mozambique, the president led a tree-planting initiative in schools across Maputo.

In Colombia, Earth Day Network partner Proyecto Tití worked to remove over 30 million plastic bags from the tropical forests of the region. The bags were then fashioned into reusable “Eco-Mochilas” tote bags and then sold by local villagers.

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KONY 2012: Do It Now

Posted by RZ on Apr 2, 2012

“Its hard to look back on some parts of human history because when we heard about injustice we cared, but we didn’t know what to do
Too often we did nothing, but if we’re going to change that we have to start somewhere”

Invisible Children uses Film, Creativity and Social Action to end the use of Child Soldiers in Joseph Kony’s Rebel War and Restore Communities in Central Africa to Peace and Prosperity

Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army
Joseph Kony, a former Catholic alter boy from northern Uganda formed what he called “The Lord’s Resistance Army” in about 1987 – originally called the United Holy Salvation Army (UHSA).

The Lords Resistance Army demanded that Uganda be ruled according to the Biblical Ten Commandments.

Kony formed his army mostly of children kidnapped and abducted by LRA, girls are taken for sex slaves and boys as fighters. Kony is thought to have more than 80 wives as he and his senior commanders take their pick of the abducted girls.

The LRA has abducted possibly over 100,000 children.

The children are forced to perform almost unimaginable acts of cruelty, including often being forced to kill their own parents.
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Kony received a surge of attention in early March 2012 when a 30-minute documentary titled Kony 2012 by film maker Jason Russell for the campaign group Invisible Children Inc was released. By the 17th of March it had been viewed by over 80 million people.

The charity “Invisible Children” hope to raise Kony’s notoriety enough to provoke a massive overnight poster campaign, planned for 20 April 2012

Money and Power Dictate to Governments
It’s always been that the decisions made by the few with the money and the power dictated the priority of their governments and the stories in the media. They determine the lives and the opportunities of their citizens.

But now there’s something bigger than that. The people of the world see each other and can protect each other.
It’s turning the system upside down. And it changes everything.

We are living in a new world, a Facebook world in which 750 million people share ideas, not thinking in borders. Its a global community, bigger than the U.S.

“Joseph Kony was committing crimes for 20 years and no-one cared. We care.”

A Turning Point in History
We have reached a crucial time in history, where what we do, or don’t do right now will affect every generation to come.

Arresting Joseph Kony will prove that the world we live in has new rules, that the techology that has brought our planet together is allowing us to respond to problems of our friends.
We are not just studying human history, we are shaping it

Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.

Three things you can do:
1. Sign the Pledge to Show Your Support
2. Get the Bracelet and the Action Kit
3. Sign up for Tri to Donate a Few Dollars a Month
and join our Army for Peace

http://www.kony2012.com/

Download the Kit here.

To see real time reports on LRA activity in the D.R.Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan visit: http://www.lracrisistracker.com/

To learn more about Invisible Children’s recovery efforts in the post-conflict regions of northern Uganda AND our work with communities currently affected in D.R.Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan visit: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/programs.html

To view our response to common critiques to the KONY 2012 film and campaign visit:

http://www.invisiblechildren.com/critiques.html

To see our worldwide youth mobilization initiatives:

http://www.invisiblechildren.com/movement.html

Learn More: http://kony2012.com

Donate to Invisible Children: https://stayclassy.org/checkout/set-donation?eid=14711

For official MEDIA and artist REPRESENTATION ONLY: Christina Cattarini cattarini@sunshinesachs.com

DIRECTOR: Jason Russell LEAD EDITOR: Kathryn Lang EDITORS: Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Jesse Eslinger LEAD ANIMATOR: Chad Clendinen ANIMATOR: Jesse Eslinger 3-D MODELING: Victor Soto VISUAL EFFECTS: Chris Hop WRITERS: Jason Russell, Jedidiah Jenkins, Kathryn Lang, Danica Russell, Ben Keesey, Azy Groth PRODUCERS: Kimmy Vandivort, Heather Longerbeam, Chad Clendinen, Noelle Jouglet ORIGINAL SCORES: Joel P. West SOUND MIX: Stephen Grubbs, Mark Friedgen, Smart Post Sound COLOR: Damian Pelphrey, Company 3 CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, Laren Poole, Gavin Kelly, Chad Clendinen, Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Shannon Lynch PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Jaime Landsverk LEAD DESIGNER: Tyler Fordham DESIGNERS: Chadwick Gantes, Stephen Witmer

MUSIC CREDIT:

Original Instrumental Scores by Joel P. West http://www.joelpwest.com/

“02 Ghosts I” Performed by Nine Inch Nails, Written by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor, Produced by Alan Moulder, Atticus Ross, and Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails appear courtesy of The Null Corporation

“Punching in a Dream”, Performed by The Naked and Famous, Written by Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith, and Thom Powers, Produced by Thom Powers, The Naked and Famous appear courtesy of Somewhat Damaged and Universal Republic

“Arrival of the Birds”, Performed by The Cinematic Orchestra, Written by The Cinematic Orchestra, Produced by The Cinematic Orchestra, The Cinematic Orchestra appears courtesy of Disney Records

“Roll Away Your Stone”, Performed by Mumford and Sons, Written by Benjamin Lovett, Edward Dwane, Marcus Mumford, and Winston Marshall, Produced by Markus Dravs, Mumford and Sons appear courtesy of Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC

“On (Instrumental)”, Performed by Bloc Party

Written by Bloc Party, Produced by Jacknife Lee, Bloc Party appears courtesy of Vice Records

“A Dream within a Dream”, Performed by The Glitch Mob, The Glitch Mob appears courtesy of Glass Air

“I Can’t Stop”, Performed by Flux Pavilion, Flux Pavilion appears courtesy of Circus Records Limited

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Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures: Women’s Day

Posted by RZ on Mar 8, 2012

 

A selection of women’s art to celebrate Women’s Day 2012:

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/artwork.asp

Left: Artist: Sarena Kirk
Title: Celebrating Women Helping Women

International Women’s Day theme

2012 Theme: CONNECTING GIRLS, INSPIRING FUTURES

If every International Women’s Day event held in 2012 includes girls in some way, then thousands of minds will be inspired globally.

Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.

Organisations, governments, charities and women’s groups around the world choose different themes each year that reflect global and local gender issues.

“Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures” is the 2012 theme of the internationalwomensday.com website and this has been widely used by hundreds of organisations including schools, universities, governments, women’s groups and the private sector. Each year the United Nations declares an overall International Women’s Day theme. Their 2012 theme is “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty”. Many organisations develop their own themes that are more relevant to their local contexts. For example, the European Parliament’s 2012 theme is “Equal pay for work of equal value”.

Find events in your area for International Womens Day:
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/theme.asp

The Challenge
We are challenging you to Walk In Her Shoes. The challenge is simple; choose any week in March 2012 and walk 10,000 steps per day for the whole week.
See the website for details http://www.carechallenge.org.uk/charity-challenges/charity-walks/walk-in-her-shoes

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Paul Snelgrove: Making Ocean Life Count

Posted by RZ on Mar 5, 2012

“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.”
— Arthur C. Clark

The world’s first comprehensive Census of Marine Life — past, present, and future — was released in 2010 in London, at the same time that Paul Snelgrove released his book: Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life: Making Ocean Life Count.

The Census of Marine Life was started by two scientists who realised that the Oceans were in trouble and we were doing nothing about it.

Planet Ocean
Although the oceans cover some 70% of our planet, providing more habitat than all other habitat combined, and produce about half of the new life everyday on earth as well as about half of the oxygen that we breathe, we know more about the surface of the Moon and about Mars than we do about the oceans

The Census project was undertaken by a global network of 2700 scientists from more than 80 nations who engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the global ocean.

The three main components of the census were organised around the questions:

What has lived in the oceans?
What does live in the oceans?
What will live in the oceans?

They wanted to construct the history of marine animal populations since human predation became important – roughly the last 500 years. The Roman development of salting fish as a means of preservation changed fishing patterns from one of purely catching “the meal for the day” to industrial scale fishing.

New Technologies
The study examined and used new technologies to explore unknown species and habitats, migration routes and distribution patterns, how the oceans are changing and what we can expect from them in the future.

New technologies facilitated research, remotely operated vehicles combined with satellite communication enabled distant scientists to participate in scientific investigations thousands of miles away, and the new science of genetic bar coding , developed by geneticists enabled the exact recognition of fish species.

Results have been quite astounding, with 4-5 new species from the ocean being described each day. The information has proved extremely valuable already in many ways, for example, scientists in the Gulf of Mexico had just taken a census of species in the gulf which proved very useful when the Gulf Oil Spill happened , to establish a clear idea of how marine life in the area had been affected.

Paul Snelgrove gives a fascinating talk supported by illuminating graphics and astounding photographs.

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