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Tour of San Francisco 2047 with Maya Greenwood – part 1

On 1 March 2012 By

Hello and welcome everybody!  My name is Maya Greenwood, and I’ve been cajoled into being your tour guide for this special visit to Yerba Buena/San Francisco 2047.  Why me, you might ask?  Well, for one thing I’ve adored this city since my first glimpse of it in the Summer of Love, eighty years ago.  I [...]

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The Fifth Sacred Thing Production Sign Up is now live!

On 23 August 2011 By

If you have been wanting to get involved with the production of The Fifth Sacred Thing film, here’s your chance!  We have added a production sign up to our website where you can share your talents with us and have the opportunity to join our team!

Just follow the link below and fill out the [...]

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Artist Feature – Rena Jones

On 17 August 2011 By

This week’s artist feature highlights the work of composer and cellist Rena Jones.  Rena’s skillful blending of acoustic and electronic music is both soothing and uplifting, and we are extremely proud to welcome her to The Fifth Sacred Thing creative family.  Her song “Open Me Slowly” is featured as the opening music in our Continue Reading →

Artist Feature – Beats Antique

On 12 August 2011 By

Growing like wildfire under the canopy of live electronica and world roots music comes a masterful merge of modern technology, live instrumentation and seductive performance, built of brass bands and glitch, string quartets and dubstep: the musical trio Beats Antique.

Since the group’s inception from the eclectic underground of San Francisco’s performance art scene, Beats [...]

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A Tale of Many Meetings

On 9 August 2011 By

In a triumph of optimism and ideology over observation and common sense, I’ve just hung out my laundry to dry in the cold, dank, near-freezing San Francisco fog.  There is a reason I love this place—and there’s another reason I generally do my big travels in the summer, which I’m preparing to do now, today—assuming [...]

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On the Murders in Norway: The Need for a Multicultural Vision

On 29 July 2011 By

This summer has been a whirlwind of teaching permaculture and working on making a movie from my novel, The Fifth Sacred Thing.  But a few days ago I took a break to attend a performance of Guys and Dolls put on by SF Arts Education, in which my fifteen-year old Goddess-child Kore [...]

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A Tale of Two Movies!

On 27 July 2011 By

Our Kickstarter campaign for The Fifth Sacred Thing is going phenomenally well.  We are 80% toward our original funding goal—with 25 days left to go!  Thanks to everyone who has been showing us such fantastic support!

Now, we’re shifting gears.  Our campaign really has two goals—first, of course, to raise the money we [...]

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Artist Feature – Jessica Perlstein

On 25 July 2011 By

This week’s Artist Feature spotlights Jessica Perlstein, a visionary artist and painter from the Bay Area who has created many of the beautiful color renderings of a transformed San Francisco circa 2048 for the film. Her vibrant, colorful work has been a fantastic addition to our project, and we are very pleased to give you [...]

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Kickstarter Update #6 – Let’s make Kickstarter History!

On 21 July 2011 By

We’re halfway through our Kickstarter campaign for The Fifth Sacred Thing, and the response has been tremendous, and we’re over 70% of the way to our funding goal! With over 10,000 likes and on our page now, we are encouraging our followers to make pledges as small as $1 in an attempt to [...]

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Artist Feature – Layil Umbralux

On 13 July 2011 By

Today we begin a series of features highlighting the artists who are contributing to realizing the look, sound and feel of The Fifth Sacred Thing for the film.  We’re excited to give you the opportunity to see behind the curtain and to experience a broader body of work from the talented people who are helping [...]

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