Behind The Attic Door - Episode 3 - Caroline and Darrell

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The South Lost The Civil War

I am proud to present my last film made as a student.  This film is the product of a year long documentary workshop at the University of Central Florida, working closely with my professor Dr. Lisa Mills and other classmates to craft something personal and special.

The South Lost The Civil War is something of a meditation on the south, heritage and belonging.  

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Thoughts on making a new film.

Since moving from Florida to NYC around four months ago I became fascinated with the dynamics of public transportation, especially the subway system.  Observing the interactions and mannerisms of the people riding the trains made me think of how this would read in a documentary.  In film school I came to the realization that I needed to be making documentaries, especially those of the direct, observational or vérité movement because they really are a reflection of my personality.

This project idea gives me concerns and challenges that I am unsure of getting over.  The subway is a very intimate space and the presence of a camera would shake such a space, to the point of disruption, therefor ruining any sense of truthful observation.  This leads to the choice of camera and how not to disrupt such an intimate space, at least as little as possible.  Even with the smallest of camera, can this really be accomplished?  The film could easily fall into voyeurism and lead to some ethical dilemmas of privacy and such.  

And then there is always the issue of releases and the general reaction of commuters with a camera pointed at them.  The more I think about this the less I feel the possibility of such a project.  Subway musicians are plenty and interesting in themselves, perhaps the film would focus solely on those people?  I can not see the film working without the relation of these musicians music to those riding the trains.

Behind The Attic Door - Episode 2 - The Old Frontier

"The red dirt gets in your blood." THE ATTIC DOOR crew arrives in Southern Utah to prepare for the production ahead.

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Behind The Attic Door - Episode 1 - A New Frontier

From The Attic Door website.

We are proud to present the very first episode of Behind the Attic Door.

Documentary filmmakers Chris Walker and Roman Safiullin have created seven episodes about a group of young filmmakers, on the verge of realizing their childhood dreams, who must journey to the desolate American West in order to realize their vision.

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Resumé Update!

Resumé has been updated, check the link to the right.

In other news, I started my first day at Blowback Productions yesterday. Blowback has produced films such as Slam, Protocols of Zion, and my friend Ivy Meeropol's Heir to an Execution.

My day started off watching screeners of selects made for the two projects in progress, one a documentary about the failing garment industry in New York City and the other a verité documentary series on the current race and crime issues in Newark, New Jersey.

My duties include tape logging and production assistant work out in the field. The interns at Blowback are a direct part of the workings of the company and it is very exciting to be a part of.

Logging 136 Archival Film Clips.

Model?

A few months ago, walking down Bedford Ave in Brooklyn, I was tapped on the shoulder and asked if I could be photographed for a magazine.  I said sure and was brought over to a brick wall to have my photo snapped.  The issue's theme is Us Vs Them, the section I appear in is Brooklyn vs Manhattan, apparently looking at the differences in fashion (although Bedford Ave is so ever skewed).

I always joke about a possible career in modeling and it was funny this happened.  Just another NYC experience.