Artist Decoded: Director Sean Dunne on "MEDITATION, PSYCHEDELICS, AND OPERATING FROM THE HEART"
Artist Decoded is a weekly podcast series created by emerging creative director and photographer Yoshino.
Sean Dunne made his feature-film-directing debut with OXYANA, a portrait of a small coal-mining town caught in the grips of the Oxycontin epidemic. OXYANA premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2013 where Dunne won the award for Best New Documentary Director as well as a received a Special Jury Mention for Best Documentary.
Dunne has also directed several short documentaries including: THE ARCHIVE (nominated for an Emmy in 2011), MAN IN VAN, THE BOWLER, STRAY DAWG, BLACK BIKE WEEK, TRUMP RALLY and AMERICAN JUGGALO (named documentary of the year for 2011 by the website, Short of the Week). In 2015, Sean Dunne released the micro-feature FLORIDA MAN as well as a feature about online sex workers titled CAM GIRLZ.
Hailed as the “master of fringe Americana” for his ability to honestly capture half-mythical corners of the country, Dunne’s approach to documentary is to give his subjects the ease and opportunity to find their own voice and his viewers the freedom to form their own conclusions.
All of the films are available to watch for free at VeryApe.tv
Meditative Music: Röyksopp & Robyn - Monument
The official music video for Röyksopp & Robyn's 'Monument' directed by Max Vitali off the mini album 'Do It Again.' Watch the behind-the-scenes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUx5xkWRts Watch the "Do It Again" Track-by-track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMAQjL8edRA Watch more videos from the mini-album here: http://ryxp.co/diaplist Subscribe for more...
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Still Mind
And I’m not sure what to say. Part of me is undoubtedly proud of the people we’ve reached and the message we’ve spread and the artists who’ve said “me too.” Another is grasping for what’s next. The goal has always been to maintain our growth organically, embodying the journey as the destination. But I’m still a human, caught up in the trappings of our Insta-fame fueled, venture capital-worshipping society. Good enough is never good for a starving ego. At times I wonder for the sake of the message, can Still Mind be a household name?
Then I remember, it’s not about that. It’s about all of us collectively. Whether it’s a community of 10 or 10,000 or 100 million, each individual is receiving and contributing something unique here. Even if it’s just a “me too” or “I feel you."
So we continue. We will continue serving each other through our personal essays and artistic inspiration, one post at a time, always remembering to breathe along the way.
Thank you for joining us.
Meditative Music: Nosaj Thing - Eclipse/Blue
The official music video for Nosaj Thing's "Eclipse/Blue," by Daito Manabe, takcom, Satoru Higa, and MIKIKO with support from The Creators Project. You Should Subscribe to The Creators Project: http://bit.ly/YjRlED "Eclipse/Blue," featuring vocals by Blonde Redhead's Kazu Makino, is the first single off Nosaj Thing's upcoming album Home (out 01/22/13).
Meditative Music: Moses Sumney - Man on the Moon
If your body should ever leave your soul Remember that in me you have an example I lay my head upon a bed of stone Tugging on the tide so I'm not on my own Man on the moon I used to say I love to stay alone Now the lights are never bright when I get home A soul cannot be whole if only rogue Can a vagrant body be celestial?