Shakespeare’s plays amazingly retain their popularity after more than 400 years. But they’re far from being in first place when it comes to staying power. The Chinese opera “Through the Five Passes” was first performed in the 14th century! Now director Peng Fei gives his take on the classic in an Apple-produced 18-minute film celebrating…
read more →Singing has been employed for myriad purposes such as expressing love, conveying spiritual beliefs, selling products, and satirizing people (Tom Lehrer’s “Wernher Von Braun“). Now we can add developing empathy to the list. In “School Sings ‘Stefania,’” RTEnews mobile journalist Eleanor Mannion captures scores of students performing the Ukrainian song that won this year’s Eurovision…
read more →We know that climate change threatens species extinction. Similarly cultural change endangers human creations. Take the Kokpo. “The Himalayan Musician” tells the story of this lute-like instrument used to play Spitian music. But this is not a grim tale. Indian mobile moviemaker Vishal Bhanushali documents the efforts of Shechet Chhering, a Kokpo master, who shares the instrument and its…
read more →The ingredients: a deaf barista working to earn a pilot’s license; a hip musician planning to turn his music into light. The result is “Lightning,” a beautifully crafted romance directed by London-based filmmaker Cristina Isoli Sandri. In the interview (below), Cristina tells how she came up with her original idea. She also explains the importance…
read more →Free Music Archive (FMA) offers free downloads under Creative Commons and other licenses. While it’s nice to be able to download music for free, the question is: Can you use the music in a video project for free. In many cases, the answer is “Yes,” you can incorporate the music into your video project without…
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