Wednesday 26 October 2011

Benched

This truly is a magnificent bench.

Thursday 20 October 2011

“Benched" sneak peek #2

Karma isn’t love, it’s not blind.

We’ve been working around the clock and finally our humble attempt at film making — “Benched” starring Paul Horsfield and Sammy Sousa and me — will be making its online debut! We are planning a release on YouTube this coming Sunday at 20.00 GMT, so watch this space or check my tweets around that time. For now, sneak peek #2.

SNEAK PEEK #1: Benched — first glimpse

Wednesday 12 October 2011

Paradox of Human Nature

El coloso
Asensio Juliá

Modern humans are like tamed lions: it is in our nature to love but also to kill. We refrain from killing not because we do not want to — we are simply tamed, habituated by the society to follow certain rules and customs in order to meet its needs. But sometimes, just like a tamed lion, our wild nature resurfaces and takes over. In an instant, we become the savage beasts that we once used to be: we explode, we fight, we sometimes even kill. If that is true, the question of efficient functioning of the society aside, is it right or wrong to kill? How could anyone be penalised for being true to their nature, penalised for being true to themselves? The major argument here certainly is: a person that kills is penalised for their inability to control this nature, and not for staying true to it. But isn't that precisely were the real problem lies? That our attempts at self-control have the same effect as a cracking whip and iron bars of the cage have on a tamed lion? In other words, isn't the self control we try to exert upon ourselves ultimately what leads us towards loosing the control in the first place?

Sunday 9 October 2011

Languedoc-Roussillon: Mainstay of Peace

Pont du Gard

Languedoc-Roussillon truly is a magical place on Earth. The Sun is tender, the landscape is never the same, the ancient monuments reign throughout, and the cuisine... mmmm the cuisine! The combination of these pieces makes for a wondrous outcome — a magnificent feeling of inner peace and balance with nature, the dream of idyll life come true.   



Friday 7 October 2011

Exegi monumentum aere perennius

Non omnis moriar


The news of yesterday’s passing of Steve Jobs still echo in my head. What a remarkable man! His company sold millions of gadgets worldwide yet... that’s not what really made him extraordinary. To me, rather, it were his unshakable beliefs and unfading spirit. For one thing, I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing now had it not been for his words of wisdom (“It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the navy” or “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”). Monumentum aere exegi perennius, Steve Jobs.


Tuesday 4 October 2011

Benched — first glimpse

“Benched"

The above image is gives you the first glimpse at the short film we made with friends last month in London. It’s called “Benched” after the phrase used in football when the coach sends one of the players off, often contrary to the player’s will. We are still putting the finishing touches and the film should be ready for release very soon now. Stay tuned!