rawbird
Adam Fish is a PhD student in anthropology at UCLA and a VC2 producer for the US/UK cable network Current TV. He studies
cultures of media production at the emergent confluence of new media and television industries. His documentaries --usually about
nationalism, religion, sexuality, and technology-- advance the method of an activistic and reflexive ethnographic filmmaking.
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- 87 contributions, 21 original videos, 66 commenter kudos, 413 responses
activity // rawbird
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A short documentary that showcases the making of ecclesiastic art and the symbolism behind each item as part of the Christian, Greek Orthodox liturgy. more-
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- responded 24 days ago
This is gorgeous and cinematic. Michael, you must uncover the sociology, politics or religions, the use of the religious tools--something deeply personal and cultural--in... more4 other responses to this -
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skills // rawbird
- Lighting none
- Camera awesome
- Editing awesome
- Directing awesome
- Graphics none
- Sound none
- Producing awesome
- Promoting awesome
gear // rawbird
dead cat, no tripod
details // rawbird
- Current Project:
- 14 projects already pimped to Current TV: Tantric Tourists, Whose Sacred Land, Me and My Medical Marijuana, Graduation Racism, Rodeo Dr. vs. Venice: Street Styles, Pre Burn Man, Secular Iraqi Refugees, Split/Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan Revolution, Creation Museum, La Remapping Project, Sin City Ghost Town, Skywalking Indians, Outsourcing your Parents. Meta-Projects: Emergent Democracies, Native American Independence
- Current Gig:
- UCLA PhD Anthropology, table scraps from Current
- Influences / Heroes:
- Jean Rouch, Sherry Ortner, John Caldwell, Vivienne Sobchack, Anthony Bourdain, Nick Broomfield
- Political Bent:
- Domestic Socialist/International NeoCon. If impossible, eco-anarchism.
- What I would Change About the World:
- A clearer, more efficient perception of reality. A real self; firm identity; autonomy; uniqueness - resistance to enculturation. Increased objectivity; detachment; transcendence of self. Greatly increased creativeness. Ability to fuse concreteness and abstractness. Democratic character structure. Ability to love and be loved.
- Favorite Movies:
- Les Maitres Fous, Buffalo 66, Burden of Dreams, Forest of Bliss. Sherman's March, Wings of Desire, Aguirre: The Wrath of God
- Favorite Directors:
- Werner Herzog, Nick Broomfield, Jean Rouch, Robert Gardner, Ross McElwee, Vincent Gallo, Dennis O'Rourke, Fenton Baily, Randy Barbato
- Favorite TV Shows:
- No Reservations
- Favorite Bands:
- deep minimal techno in a giant dirty warehouse