Sebastian Speaks

Merida

POSTED 02-03-2010

Merida is the capital of the Yucatan province, Mexico. One of the first Spanish cities in Mexico, the cathedral in the central town square is the oldest in North America. Through a series of bizarre circumstances, my friends and I were routed through Merida in an attempt to get us back home over the weekend. Sometimes the tyranny of airline shutdowns has pleasing results for the curious traveler. I was so happy to be able to spend just one night in this beautiful town, although sadly I didn’t have time to take any pictures.

Moishe Oysher

POSTED 20-02-2010

Shabat Shalom…..From the classic 1937 film “The Cantor’s Son”, one of the milestones of American Yiddish cinema.

john whitney

POSTED 18-02-2010

Louisiana Story

POSTED 17-02-2010

Two excerpts from Robert Flaherty’s classic 1948 film. While not a straight documentary by any means, the film is meant to chronicle the world of rural Cajuns. As with his previous films, “Nanook of the North” and “Man of Aran”, Flaherty casts non-actors to essentially play themselves albeit with a loose story line. The first excerpt is in English, the second in Cajun French, without subtitles.

Spend it All

POSTED 17-02-2010

An excerpt from Les Blank’s classic documentary on the Cajuns of Southwest Louisiana. Blank, who has Cajun origins himself, is better known for his documentary on the making of “Fitzcarraldo”, “Burden of Dreams”.