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Demian has a Doctorate and Masters in Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He prefers working on projects that offer more than just entertainment, that are supportive of progressive ideals, and contain uplifting, empowering concepts.
He has produced, written, directed and acted in theater productions in Boston and Amherst Massachusetts, San Francisco, and Seattle. He created a monthly, storefront film show in New York City during 1969-70 called Closet Cinema (because of the amount of floor space). Also in Amherst, Demian taught photography and film making, and produced film series of Animation, American, and International Dada/Surrealist movies.
Demian resides in Seattle, where he is a script doctor for movie and play scripts, as well as makes small-scale movies, which can be produced without waiting 7-20 years for the financing (and then only to have the right of final cut taken from you by banking accountants). He has movies for sale on sites such as Amazon, and exhibits numerous free movies on Vimeo, and YouTube.
He can be reached via Sweet Corn Productions at sweetcornmedia.com
Reviews
Naked World: America Undercover (2003)
Powerful interviews of those photographed.
Naked World is a documentary about a documentarian, Spencer Tunick, who sets up crowds of naked men and women, and photographs them (most often) lying on the cold, wet, rocky ground in well-know locations.
His images are almost anti-erotic, and sometimes clumsy looking. They appear mostly to be noteworthy moments during an event, which is focused on public nudity.
I love nudity, however, the real highlights of this movie were the interviews of those who were photographed.
In particular, I was moved by the HIV+ lady who consoled a sobbing gal who had found being photographed to be a healing experience. I also greatly appreciated the Africa poet, as well as others who addressed racism.
Demian, Sweet Corn Productions
Laughing Boy (2000)
Lots of chuckles - and some serious ideas
I expected only a joke-filled, silly, thin plot, because of the first sketch. However, the opening is the least successful part of this film, and the film's true, deeper meaning sneaks in slowly.
The true purpose of the film lies in the use of familiar characters that are confronted by issues of social and personal conformity. By use of a good story line, the film is engaging, as well as both funny AND thoughtful.