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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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Stuart Kershaw and his friends have blogged their record-breaking attempt to complete 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents... now here's the whole thing, replete with blood, sweat and tears... more-
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What was the carbon footprint of this stunt? Did they raise any funds for any of the people they visited? What was the point other than an arrogant stunt for elitist... more7 other responses to this -
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- 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.
- Current Gig:
- UCLA PhD Anthropology, table scraps from Current
- 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
- Influences/Heroes:
- Jean Rouch, Sherry Ortner, John Caldwell, Vivienne Sobchack, Anthony Bourdain, Nick Broomfield
- Location:
- Venice, CA
- Political Bent:
- Domestic Socialist/International NeoCon. If impossible, eco-anarchism.
- Favorite Bands:
- deep minimal techno in a giant dirty warehouse
- Favorite Directors:
- Werner Herzog, Nick Broomfield, Jean Rouch, Robert Gardner, Ross McElwee, Vincent Gallo, Dennis O'Rourke, Fenton Baily, Randy Barbato
- 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 TV Shows:
- No Reservations
