The connection between oil and U.S. foreign policy should be obvious already. This simply hits that nail into the coffin one more time.

Originally produced in 2002, it seems appropriate to re-introduce this piece as Afghanistan continues to once again occupy the attention of the public, the media, and the powers that be.

This audiovisual collage piece was originally a backdrop video for a live electronic music performance of mine in april 2002. The recorded live music was relayered back onto the video and the whole thing tweaked and horked a little more.

The source material used is listed in the credits at the end of the video.

Walt Staton is an activist who volunteers with No More Deaths, a humanitarian group that helps migrants who are in trouble in the desert just north of the U.S./Mexico border. He was cited for littering by the US Fish and Wildlife agency when agents found him placing water jugs for migrants in the desert. He was convicted by a jury in July 2009 and sentenced in August.

13 more volunteers have since been cited with the same charge. Their trial is set for January 2010.
see nomoredeaths.org for more info.

A sound art event at MOCA in Tucson, Arizona, April 2010.

Cast: steev hise and Adam Cooper-Terán

Tags: sound, audio, noise, music and art

This is a brief look at some moments from Truth On The Line's pilot episode, which is in post-production and planned for completion this summer. more information at truthontheline.tv

Note that in this teaser there are some post-production rough spots, especially the audio and color correction. Thanks for your patience and imagination filling in the blanks!

Cast: steev hise

About one year ago I attended a weekend-long Creative Capital artist's professional development workshop. We were asked to give a 5-minute presentation about our work. This video is what I created as my presentation. It's a tongue-in-cheek overview of the sort of stuff I do, at least as a maker of motion picture culture.

Cast: steev hise

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created for the Vimeo Weekend Project, weekend of April 3 2010.

The voicemail is from a friend who was arranging a music gig for me in Portland, Oregon about 8 years ago (see detritus.net/​steev/​images/​april1702flyer.jpg )

The video footage was shot this past weekend of Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, a Tucson mambo band playing at the Festival En El Barrio Viejo.

Cast: steev hise

In this clip you'll see that Steev Hise just can't stop being a director, even to the person interviewing him. He also talks about the idea behind the Truth On The Line project, what its goals are, and why he's doing it.

Truth On The Line's first episode is in post-production. For more information and related content, and to sign up for the TOTL newsletter, see truthontheline.tv

Shot in HD (720p) with a Canon SD780IS, audio recorded with a Zoom H4. (There was a little technical problem with the microphone during this so you'll hear a little distortion on some parts of the interview. por siento!)

Steve discusses the dual nature of the TOTL story, what attracted him as an actor to the project and to the lead role of Stan, and the benefits he saw in director Steev Hise's use of the Mark Travis directing technique.

Truth On The Line's first episode is in post-production. For more information and related content, and to sign up for the TOTL newsletter, see truthontheline.tv

Shot in HD (720p) with a Canon SD780IS, audio recorded with a Zoom H4.

We hear from Ryn about why he became involved with Truth On The Line, his thoughts about the unique nature of the project, and the challenges of playing the role of Joel.

Truth On The Line's first episode is in post-production. For more information and related content, and to sign up for the TOTL newsletter, see truthontheline.tv

Shot in HD (720p) with a Canon SD780IS, audio recorded with an Edirol R-9.

This is an updated version of Wild Versus Wall, produced for the Sierra Club. The film concerns the ecological effects of new enforcement infrastructure on the U.S./Mexico border.
Narrated by David Yetman.

for more information see the Sierra Club Borderlands campaign web page: sierraclub.org/​borderlands

Cast: steev hise