OpenCircuit

OpenCircuit

My name's Rajesh Thind and I'm based in London. I work through OpenCircuit, a network of creative collaborators spread across the globe who come together on a project-by-project basis to make work across a range of disciplines and forms, including tv, film and video, contemporary and conceptual art, design, writing, journalism, photography, activism and academia. We're all full of ideas but we're also very grounded in what's going on around us. (And... more

 
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    activity // OpenCircuit

    • You Can't Picture This - video

      You Can't Picture This

      Thousands of UK residents have signed a petition against a law preventing photography and filming in certain public places. Yet this all turned out to be a misunderstanding, and no such law was...  more
    • Your Radio Revolution - video

      Your Radio Revolution

      How collaborative filtering turned all of us into DJs.  more
    • EU Parliament warns Italy over Gypsy fingerprinting

      EU Parliament warns Italy over Gypsy fingerprinting

      "The European Parliament on Thursday called the fingerprinting of Gypsies in Italy a clear act of racial discrimination and urged the authorities to stop it. In a resolution, the EU...  more
    • Ravers lose sight at laser show

      Ravers lose sight at laser show

      Since the Aquamarine Open Air Festival in Kirzhach, dozens of partygoers have been checking into Moscow's hospital complaining of eye and vision problems. "They all have retinal...  more
    • Father branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in park

      Father branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in park

      When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old...  more
    • One Long Song - video

      One Long Song

      'Unlit' is a hybrid between a gig and a party, held in random people's houses, and open to anyone, brought together via the internet.  more
    • Ramadan in London - video

      Ramadan in London

      We follow Haidar and his young British Muslim friends as they finish 30 days of fasting from sunrise to sunset. We observe them talking about their experience of fasting over the previous month...  more
    • Journalist or Gang-banger?

      Journalist or Gang-banger?

      This guy embedded himself in a Chicago crack-dealing gang for seven years and wrote a book about it. According to the NYTimes review, he was a bit more than a passive observer, and actually...  more

      I suspect that the whole "did he cross the line over to the dark side" / "darth vadar in the hood" line is one of the fancy publishing industry...  more
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    • Your Radio Revolution - video

      Your Radio Revolution

      How collaborative filtering turned all of us into DJs.  more
    • Baby Talk - video

      Baby Talk

      In this video you will see a 13-month old baby showing off her sign language skills. You will see her communicate over 30 signs, see her try to finger spell a word, as well as identify letters...  more
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    skills // OpenCircuit

    • Lighting good
    • Camera awesome
    • Editing good
    • Directing awesome
    • Graphics n/a
    • Sound awesome
    • Producing awesome
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    gear // OpenCircuit

    A full Z1 camera kit, super-8 camera, high-res digital stills camera and a laptop-based FCP based edit suite on permanent standby as a mobile production studio. I'm a Filmmaker in a Rucksack. It's definitely the way to go.

    details // OpenCircuit

    What I would Change About the World:
    Food for every family, a school place for every child, and clean air and water for all.
    Current Gig:
    The Mighty Roars
    Current Project:
    Developing my first theatre play, as a writer, with the Royal Court Theatre in London. Various film projects too.
    Influences/Heroes:
    My father.
    Location:
    Currently in London, UK
    Organizations:
    DocHouse (UK), Documentary Filmmakers Group (UK), ESoDoc (EU), International Documentary Foundation (Prague), European Documentary Network, ambient.tv
    Political Bent:
    Yes, politics is bent.
    Favorite Bands:
    The Mighty Roars
    Favorite Directors:
    Akira Kurosawa, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Wong Kar-Wai, Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, Fellini, Paul Greengrass, Michel Gondry, Satyajit Ray, Pedro Almodovar, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Spike Jonze, Andrea Arnold, Lars Von Trier...
    Favorite Movies:
    Yojimbo, Wings of Desire, Fallen Angels, Festen...
    Favorite TV Shows:
    Tribe, Spooks, The Daily Show, International documentaries, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen
    Favorite Track:
    "Dolls & Bruises" by The Mighty Roars
    Celebrity Crush:
    Yes, crush the celebrities into small little souvenirs and then sell them and give the money to charity.
    URL:
    http://www.opencircuit.co.uk (coming soon)

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