Tony’s not doing well
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal
Remember Tony Clemens, the warmhearted homeless blogger we first profiled in March 2008 and then again in October ‘08?
Tony’s not doing so well.
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NYC filmmaker sues to shoot wheelchair tennis, and loses
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board
A New York City documentary filmmaker sued the U.S. Tennis Association recently, claiming it discriminates against wheelchair players by refusing to sell broadcast licensing rights to their matches. A State Supreme Court Justice reserved decision on a request to allow Brooklyn filmmaker Alan Rich to record the wheelchair competition at the U.S. Open. Rich, a lawyer who is representing himself and seven handicapped players in the case, has been filming a documentary about the players called “Fire in the Belly.”
The Judge DENIED the request.
But Alan Rich says there’s always next year.
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Greg Smith weighs in on Serena’s irascibility
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board
Judging by the 6,901 comments (and counting!) that have been left on The Huffington Post, it seems that MANY people have an opinion on the controversial Serena Williams “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” disqualification.
Even Greg Smith—Ocean Springs, Mississippi’s acclaimed Strength Coach—has weighed in.
Quoting Greg’s official Twitter account:
Click here for all Irked posts by Greg
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Watch his doc trailer…learn more…buy it
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Follow Greg on Twitter
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Visit his official website
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Rowan Their Boat Ashore: Meet The Isaacsons
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Filed under: Themes, Auties & Aspies, QuIrked Kids, Irked Videos
An astonishing spiritual journey…after the jump!
A review of The Sunshine Boy: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson’s “incredibly inspiring” documentary about autism
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Filed under: Themes, Auties & Aspies
The Sunshine Boy has been playing in cinemas in Iceland since January. It will have its international premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month. Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has agreed to do the English narration for the film, and Icelandic musicians Bjork and Sigur Ros will also contribute. The film’s producer, Margrét Ericsdóttir, estimates that the documentary will be released on DVD by the end of the year.
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Iceland Review Online, written in January ‘09:
As my sister and I were waiting for the premiere of The Sunshine Boy to start, standing in the lobby of the cinema, we were approached by a young English-speaking man.
He greeted us and asked us what days we were born. It took him about five seconds to figure out that my birthday, July 12th 1976, was a Monday and that my sister’s birthday was a Saturday. We had no idea whether he was right or not and before we could speak, he had moved over to other premiere guests, asking them the same question.
That was my brief encounter with Taylor Crowe, one of the interviewees in the documentary The Sunshine Boy Click to continue »
Spotlighting stand-up comic Timothy Norris (better known as “Big Daddy Tazz”)
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report, Irked Videos
The Bipolar Buddha!
The Marathon Man of Mirth!
A whole lotta laughter…after the jump!
JULY 10-12, 2009: World-renowned deaf author Josh Swiller to deliver keynote address at the Northeast Cochlear Implant Convention in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
In the Key of Genius: Spotlighting blind autistic musical prodigy Derek Paravicini
Friday, June 12th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Auties & Aspies, Irked Videos, Irked Audio
David Granirer: Still Standin’ Up For Mental Health
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report, Irked Videos
Quoted from StandUpForMentalHealth.com:
In David Granirer’s Stand Up For Mental Health course, mental health consumers turn their problems into comedy, then perform their acts at conferences, treatment centers, psych wards, for various mental health organizations, on college and university campuses, and most importantly for the general public. ‘We use comedy to give consumers a powerful voice and help reduce the stigma and discrimination around mental illness’ says Granirer. ‘The idea is that laughing at our setbacks raises us above them.
Documentary about American photographer Laurie Toby Edison
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009Filed under: Irked Videos, Themes, The Skinny on Fat
Watch a fascinating 20-minute documentary about American photographer Laurie Toby Edison by Kyoto, Japan-based filmmaker John Wells. Edison speaks with Rebecca Jennison about her work in conjunction with the exhibition “Meditations on the Body” at the Osaka National Museum of Art.
