Elizabeth Gilbert

Thank you Elizabeth Gilbert, every creative person needs to see this, right now. Spirituality (of which I have no time for) aside, the pressures put on artists to produce, produce, produce, are ridiculous. This isn't to say that a beautiful piece of writing is not born of a clever, incredible creative mind; only that creative ideas are not 'products' which can be stamped out on a production line. An artist is not a machine!

Miranda July

Me and You and Everyone We Know

I still haven't managed to get my hands on the entire film but the clips available on youtube are wonderful, this intro sequence especially sets a great mood and I love the way Miranda July tells a simple story of ordinary people with such basic film techniques, and manages to make it seem so special.