Archive for January, 2008

Festival Season

Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2008 by dkpetley

From February 1st-10th Josh Schmidt (Big Tiny Smalls) and I will be covering the Victoria Film Festival in words and images for Whitehot Magazine of  Contemporary Art (New York).  Keep your eyes open for the piece at www.whitehotmagazine.com sometime mid February.  I encourage you all to check out the festival this year, as it promises some spectacular screenings (as well as some kick-ass industry parties)  Download the complete VFF programme at www.victoriafilmfestival.com .

See you there!

Cheers,

D.

call to arms…

Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2008 by dkpetley

“Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the [U.S.] media.”

Noam Chomsky, Turning the Tide, 1985

Have I got your attention?  Good.  I’d like to talk to you for a moment about a new venture I have underway…

www.freewirelive.blogspot.com

Are you disgusted by the special interest groups’ choke-hold on the propoganda machine that passes for mainstream-media? Disenfranchised by the agenda-driven sycophants pumping Hi- Def half-truths into your livingroom?

Can you write, take photos or operate a camera? Freewire Live needs facts, photos and footage from volunteer correspondents everywhere. Currently, special emphasis is being paid to war-torn regions, politically volatile countries, anywhere other than the US that possesses or would like to possess nuclear energy and the US presidential campaign trail. 

If you live in or will be traveling to anywhere like this, let me know. You could be sharing your perspective on key global events and issues as they unfold.

Include the following elements in your email response:

-your geographical location and/or the dates you will be at a particular location.

-a one-page essay about yourself and why you’d like to write for Freewire Live.

-a writing sample that exhibits your journalistic abilities.

Again, this is an open call for ALL CALIBER of individuals, regardless of experience.  Let your passion and ability speak for itself.

If you are chosen to represent Freewire Live, I will contact you with submission guidlines and assignments.

freewire@live.ca

Be a part of the solution.

February Teaser

Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2008 by dkpetley

February will see two more of my articles published:

- Trajan Magazine ( www.trajanmagazine.com ) will be featuring my opinion piece on futbol (soccer) in America.  Online February 1st.

- The Metropolitan magazine ( www.themetropolitan.ca ) will be featuring my exclusive interview with Montreal screenwriter Karen Walton who wrote Canadian cult classic, ‘Ginger Snaps’ as well as several episodes of Queer as Folk.  In print the first week of February at ’bearded-hipster hangouts’ all over Victoria and Vancouver.

So yeah…  Check ‘em out and thanks again for all your support.

Cheers,

D.