FIELD NOTES

Tales from Thailand

A THOUSAND STORIES It is raining in Bangkok. I can hear the thunder rolling outside my hotel room. My head is swimming with elephants....

Crash Emmy Nomination

We’ve just gotten news that CRASH: a Tale of Two Species has been nominated for a National Emmy! Kudos to cinematographers Michael Male...

The Magic of Kickstarter

For ten years I had dreamed of breathing life into a film about an elephant named Dao. I'd been lucky to be making films back-to- back...

New Beginnings

It is such a wonderful time of the year. On Cape Cod the trees have finally leafed out and the world is exploding in green. The air is...

Requiem For a Remarkable Soul

This morning I awoke with the heaviness of loss. A dear friend passed away last night. She was one of the most remarkable individuals...

From the Director: Journey Ahead

Hunkering down for winter always brings the opportunity to step back and reflect… Since completing the edit, The Last Pig has been...

The Year of the Pig

Help celebrate the Year of the Pig by raising awareness about the very animal we’re honoring! Director, Allison Argo, collaborated with...

Being a Pig

For more than thirty years, I have been beset by recurrent depression. A very dark and ugly episode descended eight weeks ago and sent me...

Happy Pigs Make Happy Meat?

A year ago a friend sent me a link to an online essay. I was swamped at the time, but the title, Happy Pigs Make Happy Meat?, intrigued...

Visiting Some Old Friends…

After giving a talk in Miami, I got to visit some old and very special friends. Toddy is in the chute and Chipper is in the dome. I'm...

Kidnapped by Parrots: Parrot Confidential

It has been a long time since our last update -- but there's a great excuse: I was kidnapped by a flock of parrots...Our latest film is...