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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    • Paranoia at Freud's - video
      This art exhibition at the Freud Museum in London examines cultural fear and paranoia in the Western world.  more
    • Lessons of Darkness - video
      Muma, a Spanish-born artist in Lausanne, Switzerland, transforms his town into a scintillating paradise. "Allumons Lausanne!" (French for "Let's Light Up Lausanne!")...  more
    • Elevator Music - video
      Problems arise when a conservative old man walks into the same lift as a 15 year old girl who likes to play loud music from her mobile phone.  more
    • Right to Protest - video
      One anti-war protestor has been at London's Parliament Square for more than five years, sleeping there day and night. Brian Haw's story, as well as that of his supporters featured in...  more

      Hey Eleni, did you hear Brian Haw got voted C4 Viewers' Most Important Political Personality of 2006 (after a very effective impromptu email campaign...)? Good...  more
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    • Paranoia at Freud's - video
      This art exhibition at the Freud Museum in London examines cultural fear and paranoia in the Western world.  more
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    skills // OpenCircuit

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

    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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