Biking for Obama

Can anyone believe its been an entire year already?! Its the one year anniversary of last year’s inauguration!  Celebrate by checking out the documentary I’m part of called Out of Many.  Make sure you sign up for email updates, as the official worldwide online screening will be coming up soon.

Here’s the low-down:

MANHATTAN EDIT WORKSHOP and LO-FI PICTURES LAUNCH
GROUNDBREAKING, PUBLIC COLLABORATION FILM  “Out of Many”

January 19, 2010 (New York, NY) Lo-Fi Pictures’ feature length documentary “OUT  OF MANY” (www.outofmanythemovie.com) focuses on a unique group of people who attended the inauguration of Barack Obama, an event that changed American history.  On February 15th, 2010 “OUT OF MANY” breaks its own historical ground with a game-changer of a different sort.  The film will be the first feature-length movie to both invite and facilitate public collaboration and input into the editorial process. In association with Manhattan Edit Workshop, Lo-Fi Pictures will open the door to the public to help create the first truly “interactive” film.  Josh Apter, Director of the film notes,  “OUT OF MANY will be the first movie made for the people – BY THE PEOPLE. We are using this moment and this project to put creative power into the hands of the audience, not just the filmmaker.”

The film, originally initiated by an open call to independent filmmakers and to the creative community, will screen President’s Day, February 15th at 8PM EST as an “on-line rough cut” – the first screening of it’s kind at www.outofmanythemovie.com.  A live, post- screening web chat will allow the audience to interact with the filmmakers

OUT OF MANY tells the story of five people who traveled from around the United States with the common goal of attending the inauguration of Barack Obama. The documentary takes viewers on an unforgettable trip to the heart of our nation through the eyes of five very different individuals who were compelled to attend the Inauguration for divergent reasons.

Today marks the one year anniversary of that fateful Tuesday last December when I took off on my bicycle from Los Angeles en route 3000 miles to see President Obama’s inauguration in Washington DC.  I must say this entire month has been filled with emotions, some happy, others quite sad, as I reflect on what the past year has [...] Continue Reading…

So I’ve been off the radar for a couple months, a quick recap- I moved to Long Island New York and have been working in an after school program.  Anyways, a few weekends back I left my fixed gear bike locked up at a train station only to come back a couple days later and it was gone! I [...] Continue Reading…

Tomorrow I will be speaking about my experiences at Saint Louis University.  It should be a great opportunity to generate discussion about how we can simplify our lives to help others.  If you know anyone in the Saint Louis area tell them to shoot me an email, I’d love to link up with them, and check out the local [...] Continue Reading…

Does randomness exist? Well, ever since I started riding I’ve learned that just about anything can happen!

In a fluke encounter last week in Portland, Oregon, I ran into Chase, a fellow cyclist I met along my journey in Texas.  Turns out, he’s spent his summer doing the same thing I did last winter, taking off on his bike a [...] Continue Reading…

I know its been a while world.. but in the last two months I’ve been a little m.i.a. due to a short term mission trip to Kigali, Rwanda with a sports outreach called Play for Hope . So amidst the extremely slow speed internet connection (technological infrastructure is steadily speeding up, but is still seriously lacking) and the fly [...] Continue Reading…

the Iranian elections this week have brought about an enormous amount of civil unrest, these are words telling how the situation is in Tehran, and how freedom of speech is being restricted. [...] Continue Reading…

Here’s a great chance for you to give hope to the lives of hundreds of Rwandan children this summer. By riding your bike and collecting sponsors for each mile you go, you will be contributing to sustainable sports camps for Rwandan youth!

You can take an active part in bringing social justice to children of Rwanda. Starting this June 2009, [...] Continue Reading…

Please watch the video and consider making a contribution to the effort.
There are so many charities and organizations that focus on Africa’s need for help from us.  Many of those often have failed to accomplish a sustainable change in the lives of those involved.  Play for Hope has laid a foundation based on sustainability, and has the chance to [...] Continue Reading…

Here’s a video that everyone should see.  Its clear that the international media has a bent towards the US and Europe, and the recent explosion of the dastardly Somali pirates in the news is no break from the norm.

Check out this video interview of K’naan, a Somalian hip hop artist (his album the dusty foot philosopher is dope), as [...] Continue Reading…