Sharing the Hollywood Story

Hollywood shortlisted for new ForestEurope “Show off your forest” competition

Great news, today Holly and I heard that two experimental films from the Hollywood project have been short-listed for the Forest Europe 'Show off your forest competition'. I submitted two films ('burning bright' and 'the black space (resilience) of the Ash night', which I thought best conveyed the work going on here in Hollywood and…Read more Hollywood shortlisted for new ForestEurope “Show off your forest” competition

And a river runs through it – postscript to my recent river-forest-bird post

I have been thinking of other perspectives and features of the valley where my work is located and what it informs it. Nearby is a stream, that often becomes a small river in winter or in our too frequent wet summers. It was once known at the 'Black River' 300 years ago (as it came…Read more And a river runs through it – postscript to my recent river-forest-bird post

The black space and Ash dieback news in Ireland

My experimental film ā€˜The black space (resilience) of the Ash nightā€™ (2013) was recently selected for the 2013 UCD Science Expression film festival. The film was shown with others in a mobile pop-up cinema to celebrate and reflect on the natural world. It was held at the Botanic Gardens, Dublin 1-3 Nov. My thanks to…Read more The black space and Ash dieback news in Ireland