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Thirty Leaves is
a production organization I started to frame the independent
media work I generate and collaborate with others to create.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, we focus on producing,
writing, and directing films and other media for educational
purposes.
We also take on projects that support the media arts field,
such as strategic planning, conferences, speaking and writing,
all with the focus of creating public awareness of independent
media as a necessary and vital cultural movement.
There is no mystery to Thirty Leaves. We come up with ideas,
partner with other individuals or organizations in the non
profit world, and raise funding to create our projects to
our own standards. They are distributed and seen in a variety
of contexts, from broadcast and festivals, to schools and
workshops, to museums and other groups of all kinds. Our
goal is to engage the public with our work, trigger as much
dialogue as we possibly can, and work towards social transformation.
Why Thirty Leaves? Buddhist monk and teacher Thich Nat Han
wrote, "it takes thirty leaves on a tree to make one apple." A
nice metaphor I've always kept in mind for the sheer amount
of energy and individuals coming together to get a media
project off the ground.
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