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• I don’t know which surprises me more: that I read a Computer World article without falling asleep, that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a council devoted to studying technology, that digital media storage is more expensive than film storage, or that the article’s comments were more interesting than the article itself.
• Filmmaker and Tampa native Lauren Kinsler recently finished shooting the short film Widow in the Bay area. Kinsler told me that “the shoot was great and we are now in the post-production phase.” To learn more about the film and future screening dates, visit www.widowthemovie.com.
• On Thursday, April 17, the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association presents Seminole Heights:An Intimate Look at the Early Years at the Tampa Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film starts at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $5, with free admission for anyone who lived in Seminole Heights before 1945 (see the box office on the evening of the event for these free tickets). Here’s the scoop from the Tampa Theatre’s website: “Discover Seminole Heights’ part in the Civil War. See the development of the neighborhood in the early decades of the 20th Century. Hear tales of growing up during the Great Depression when material goods were scarce, but the abundance of backyard vegetable gardens and warm camaraderie kept bellies full and spirits high. Co-sponsored by Eric Krause Designs and Quillian Craftsman, the film is written, directed and filmed by award-winning filmmakers Gene and Krissy Howes of Cigar City Pictures, Seminole Heights residents.” (h/t to the Reclaiming Our Heritage e-newsletter)
• Local filmmakers Jon Wolding and Jen Persons have a new website at www.GroundUpFilms.com. You can check out their short films, read about their philosophy, or just hang out and get distracted.