03 12 05 of the thrid heaven...

Went to the Detroit Film Theatre last night with Chrissy, Emily Keown, and Mikel Dimmick to see Born into Brothels. Really enjoyed the picture. I was skeptical for the first 20 mins or so as it seemed like the film maker gave the camera to these children to do the dirty work of getting photo's that she herself may not have been able to take. Then the tale settles into the film maker using the photography as a way to get these kids out of the brothels and into schools, which I thought was brilliant. The film looked and felt very good. It was a DV cam production. Great editing. The music was a little heavy, but perhaps all traditional Indian music sounds heavy to western ears. Mikel is a musician with the ensemble Pelt which is an improvisation group. I've not heard them yet but will report back when I get their stuff. He plays the gong and the tibetan singing bowls. He is a professor of writing and English at a state college in Blacksburg, VA. Odd, but he's also a huge Haruki Murakami fan, as is Rebecca Brown. Mikel went so far as to write down a recommended order in which to read his books. Looking forward to diving in after I fight my way through Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. I've got about 2000 pages to go. Whoo. No new music yesterday. I had writer's block adn accidentally started something new. Damn. PS. New photos on my photos page.