I decided to direct and shoot “Pani; Women, Drugs and Kathmandu” to recover the motivation and that naive ideal that my skills as a filmmaker could be actually useful and could make a real impact. A transformation, even a tiny one, on the audience and specially on the people that …
Have a look at my last documentary as director and DOP for Channel News Asia series Understanding Asia, Thailand Nam Jai. Now online at http://video.toggle.sg/en/series/understanding-asia/ep4/481441 What is really behind the “famous Thai smile” in this challenging and transition times for Thailand? A revealing trip around Thailand from deep South to …
Short film about the next day after the death of Thailand’s king Rama IX. Thais narrate by themselves the sadness and memories after losing their beloved monarch and express their wish and concerns that in this crucial moment, the people will remain united. Video Journalist: Raul Gallego Abellan Producer: Saiwasan …
New Video Journalism & Filmmaking 7 day boot camp workshops coming soon! BARCELONA: SEPTEMBER 12-18 BANGKOK: SEPTEMBER 26 TO OCTOBER 2 Book now! bkkvjfilmworkshop@gmail.com PAULA BRONSTEIN. PHOTOGPAHER Reportage by Getty Images “The workshop was such an amazing learning experience. I am so thrilled that I took the course because in one week I really felt like I was able to apply my well crafted visual knowledge as a still photographer to video. “ PATRICK BROWN. PHOTOGPAHER Panos Pictures “What an amazing and brilliant week at the Filmmakers workshops. I would recommend the workshop to anyone, a must do if …
Thanks a lot for passing by Motion Still exhibition and for the great reviews, comments and encouragement. After all the petitions and requests we are already working on where Motion Still exhibition will travel and open again shaking the emotions and provoking a reflection about how TV news transform the …
First online film for Channel 4 News. Hong Kong Umbrella revolution protesters on their fear, anger & dreams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwizGVTmMhQ http://www.channel4.com/news/what-i-want-from-hong-kong-s-umbrella-revolution-video
Nowadays, media outlets often broadcast stories that 15 years ago would never have made it on-air because of the poor quality of shooting, editing and reporting that back then would have been considered below minimum standards. Media companies are offering stories that, years ago, a news director would have thrown into the garbage and kicked the reporter, cameraman or editor out of the newsroom forever.
I remember the first time I saw Simone. He was editing a video wearing a helmet in the border of Israel Lebanon during the War in 2006. His long and curly hair was coming out from the helmet. His handsome face with his chill out look. I remember he stared at me with a smile despite his eyes had the worry of being in an area that rockets were falling. We become friends and even the distance, he based in Jerusalem and me in Bangkok, we kept always in contact. Lots of Skype conversations checking on each other, how we …
Not easy to spend time again with a kid that has a horrible life of hard labor and that a foreigner with a camera will not make much difference in his dark future. Anwar Sardad, with only 10, inspired and impressed me with his strength, commitment to his family and his dignity. Instead of going to school, learning and playing with other children his life is about collecting stones from a river and carrying them on heavy buckets up on a hill. All day long. Can not avoid to feel a heavy weight on my heart when despite his life of a grown up looks with children eyes and say: ”I hate carrying stones. I feel pain all over my body. I just want to learn and go to school.”
Today I heard half sleep in the morning on the online radio that Mubarak might be freed from detention soon. Immediately thought on how it felt to be in Tahrir square on 2011. Was almost like a dreamed revolution to be covered by a journalist. Long term dictator pulled down …