hear, hear.
owen

On Sep 26, 2015, at 12:04 AM, drawclose.com <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> It's funny, I've learned the most in terms of creative skills and art making 
> from ppl whose passion has a curmudgeonly streak, one earned from hard 
> experience with the work. That's why I like this listserv.
> 
> Corollary - If my first concern is my own comfort, why did I become an artist?
> 
> Jessica
> 
> *****
> http://www.drawclose.com
> 
> On Sep 25, 2015, at 8:30 PM, k. a.r. <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> '...I've been on this listserv for less than two hours, and I'm already 
>> receiving emails comprised of snarky infighting and character 
>> assassination.Honestly, it's my fault. I was warned. I've heard from many 
>> sources, i.e. young experimental filmmakers, that this listserv was a space 
>> of negativity, where people were shamed and attacked over the most innocuous 
>> things......
>> You should all maybe give this some thought.'
>> 
>> hahaha oh wow.
>> I've been on this list since 96 or 97; in fact I got my first personal email 
>> specifically to join it.
>> 
>> Jona, if you think this is bad, you have NO. IDEA. lol
>> 
>> Frameworks is quite tame these days, there have been some MASSIVE 
>> disagreements, that went on and on for ever.
>> And many written by some quite verbose people. Lots and lots and LOTS of 
>> words to make their point.
>> 
>> It's too bad that your whole experience lasted 2 hours, because it makes me 
>> wonder about the attention span of youth.
>> Is it really that much of an instant gratification generation that you get 
>> in, judge, and get out so quickly?
>> That is really interesting to me. Some things take more time. A lot more 
>> time.
>> I wonder what this world is changing into, and what the future will be like, 
>> with such an impatient generation.
>> Curious.
>> 
>> Also, if you choose to focus on only the negative, that is what you get.
>> There are lots of posts, and honestly, I don't even notice that much 
>> negativity these days.....
>> 
>> Sooooo....you get what you look for, I guess.
>> I truly appreciate this list as a place to go to for giving and taking of 
>> information, and it's a great community.
>> The film world would be a lesser place without it.
>> 
>> MHO
>> 
>> Kristie Reinders, B.F.A. 
>> Director of Cinematography, Electric Visions 
>> Curator and Head Projectionist, Electric Mural Project 
>> The Mission, San Francisco, CA 
>> 
>> 'A first class technician should work best under pressure.' 
>> - - - Issac Asimov 
>> 
>> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 00:27:55 -0600
>> From: [email protected]
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] NEW DIRECTOR NEEDED for Millennium Film Workshop
>> 
>> Wow. I've been on this listserv for less than two hours, and I'm already 
>> receiving emails comprised of snarky infighting and character assassination.
>> 
>> Honestly, it's my fault. I was warned. I've heard from many sources, i.e. 
>> young experimental filmmakers, that this listserv was a space of negativity, 
>> where people were shamed and attacked over the most innocuous things.
>> 
>> Still, as a new filmmaker who draws inspiration from the traditions of 
>> experimental and independent film, I figured I'd sign up. I figured it 
>> couldn't be that bad, that I could surely draw inspiration from artists with 
>> a lifetime of experience, and that it could enrich my practice and inspire 
>> me.
>> 
>> But, well, no. They were right, I was wrong. 
>> 
>> And I'm not trying to clog my inbox with old grudges and hostility.
>> 
>> The writer Ben Marcus said: "Anyone who believes that you can make art from 
>> language is part of a small, nearly-vanishing community, and we should all 
>> form a wedge and march on the enemy."
>> 
>> I think the basic sentiment applies to experimental film as well. 
>> 
>> You should all maybe give this some thought.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> [unsubscribed]
>> 
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:16 PM, Sasha Janerus <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> Ah! Millennium Film Workshop! A vibrant arts organization! Though a while 
>> back Kent Jones referred to it on a podcast as--and I quote--"a place that 
>> no longer exists." It's like Brigadoon or something!
>> 
>> As far as I know, MFW board elections are a couple years overdue. The 
>> present board was elected as part of an effort to restore democratic member 
>> control of MFW, which has always been mandated by the bylaws. So I'm not 
>> sure they have the legal authority to hire anybody. It is they who need to 
>> be replaced.
>> 
>> As a side note: I've heard Peter Kingsbury got the thirty grand he was after 
>> for doing fuck all. True? Regardless, applicants are advised that there is 
>> doubtless very little left to grift. And, if I know Lili, she'll want her 
>> cut of whatever's left in the cushions.
>> 
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Lili White <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello experimental Film World! Millennium Film Workshop 
>> http://millenniumfilm.org/
>> is looking for a NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR to take us into our 50th Year. 
>> PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AROUND!
>> We welcome queries from any competent person who would be responsible for 
>> the successful leadership and management of the organization according to 
>> its incorporating purpose, and the strategic direction set by its Board of 
>> Directors and Members. This involves the planning and management of 
>> MILLENNIUM's organizational, programming services, its finances, human 
>> resources, and community relations. We ask that the candidate have a degree 
>> in a related field and prefer some management experience in an arts, non 
>> profit, or educational organization and that they have a knowledge and 
>> understanding of Experimental cinema history and practice.
>>  MFW statement of purpose (1967) - "To offer the non-commercial film artist 
>> -of whatever experience, or proven degree of proficiency, and without 
>> interference in either film-subject or style -the use without cost, or at 
>> minimal cost, of the tools of filmmaking, instruction in filmmaking, and a 
>> means of contacting others of like creative interest."
>> 
>> PLEASE CONTACT the  MFW BOARD's secretary, Lili White, for further 
>> information: [email protected]
>> 
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