by Windy Borman | Jul 7, 2010 | Action Alert, DVA Productions Blog, Media Productions Blog, Notes from the Director
July 7, 2010– A letter signed by 68 U.S. senators, asking the administration to join the Mine Ban Treaty, was delivered to President Obama on 18 May 2010. The fact that there are 68 signatories is especially important given that accession to the treaty must be...
by Windy Borman | Jul 6, 2010 | DVA Productions Blog, Media Productions Blog, Notes from the Director
July 6, 2010– Last night I watched the documentary, Disarm. Here is the description from Amazon.com: Evocative, visually stunning, and utterly unforgettable, DISARM spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of antipersonnel mines...
by Windy Borman | Jul 2, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
July 2, 2010– Elephant Parade is a conservation campaign that shines a multi-coloured spotlight on the urgent crisis faced by the endangered Asian elephant. Brought to you by www.elephantfamily.org, the event sees over 250 brightly painted life-size elephants...
by Windy Borman | Jun 30, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
June 30, 2010– We’re in the final hours of our fundraising push… In order to help independent films reach their fund-raising goals, IndieGoGo has offered to donate an additional 5% to any film that hits its goal by TODAY (June 30, 2010). We’ve...
by Windy Borman | Jun 29, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
June 29, 2010– Below is an excerpt from the Shanghai Daily: A RARE white elephant has been captured in the jungles of Myanmar, a mostly Buddhist country where the animals are considered good omens, state media reported yesterday. Forestry officials found the...
