MEDIA ROOTS- PJ Harvey has made videos for every song on her new album Let England Shake with photojournalist Séamus Murphy. The video for the beautiful and moving “The Words That Maketh Murder” alternates shots of Harvey playing her autoharp with ominous imagery: lights through a windshield, elderly people dancing, dead bodies. The song is incredibly powerful and the lyrics … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Greg Fernandez Jr. is a freelance song writer, performer, author, truth activist, researcher, and a member of We Are Change East Bay. Born and raised in the Bay Area of California, Greg has devoted his life to seeking truth and participating in social activism. His new CD, Made In The USA, has been inspired by the 9/11 … Read More
I Follow LOTUS DOG– This animated music video for Lotus Dog’s song, “I Follow” presents a juxtaposition of social and political imagery related to the modern military machine, corporate power, and civilians called to create peace for this planet. The video’s central theme is the recognition that we are complicit in the continuation of war when we fail to participate … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – The ability to combine audio and visuals to tell a compelling narrative makes documentary films a powerful means of storytelling. They are education through entertainment and, at their best, a persuasive and motivating push to action. It is no surprise that the Bay Area, teeming with political and artistic thought, is a documentary film capitol of the … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – The ability to combine audio and visuals to tell a compelling narrative makes documentary films a powerful means of storytelling. They are education through entertainment and, at their best, a persuasive and motivating push to action. It is no surprise that the Bay Area, teeming with political and artistic thought, is a documentary film capitol of the … Read More
