THE YEAR I WORKED WITH MAVERICK DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTOR, LIONEL ROGOSIN

Lionel Rogosin

The Northwest Film Forum is hosting a series called, Fact Maverick: Three Films From Lionel Rogosin – a filmmaker that John Cassavettes called, “ the greatest documentary filmmaker of all time.” When they discovered I had worked with Lionel Rogosin while attending film school in New York, they asked me to write a blog about my experience. Here is what I wrote…

Barbara Ireland

Lionel Rogosin

When I read that the Northwest Film Forum would be screening three films by Lionel Rogosin from April 29th to May 12th, memories immediately flooded back to me of the year I worked with Lionel in New York City.

I was in my early-20s and was attending NYU, working towards my degree in Film Directing. Lionel hired me to help him with scriptwriting and some organizational work.

His ‘office’ was in his home. And his home was a room in the infamous Chelsea Hotel – yes, the same . . . → Read More: THE YEAR I WORKED WITH MAVERICK DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTOR, LIONEL ROGOSIN

So, You Think You’re Not Creative?

Passionflower

Several years ago I experienced an artistic ‘hibernation’ — or so it seemed to me at the time. After a lifelong love affair with art, music, and filmmaking, very little of those creative endeavors were emerging from me. It was rather depressing… and yet out of the blue I slowly began developing skills in two new areas that I never imagined I’d get so involved with: cooking and gardening. Quite a surprise to me! These were skills that I had always appreciated but didn’t fully value until I undertook them from an (accidentally) creative standpoint myself. . . . → Read More: So, You Think You’re Not Creative?

The Body & Health

Your body is so important! Without good health, we can’t experience all the things we want to experience in this life. Barbara Ireland shares her opinion about choices regarding health, and how we’re all different… so let your body talk to YOU and tell you what it wants and needs!