August 19th, 2008 | Filed in the movie, the news | Comments (0)

Another editorial in the Washington Post about gerrymandering (oddly my google alert for gerrymandering didn’t turn this up…makes me wonder how many articles I’m missing each day).  This marks the second time in the last few months that they’ve taken it on.  I hope we see more calls in the coming weeks from various sources for the two presidential candidates to speak out about the issue.  Both have been affected by gerrymandering and benefitted and lost in different ways from line manipulation. 

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The blog’s been kind of dormant in these dog days of summer.  All I can say for our progress is that we’ve got one investor solidly on board, just had a heartbreaking miss with a potential partner we met with last week, and are still hopeful we can put together the entire budget before the month is out.  To be honest, all the waiting is killing me, but I’ve come across some interesting stories in Louisiana and Oklahoma these past few weeks that could drastically reframe the shape of the movie.  I’m also diving into the Federalist Papers and other early constitutional theory to really understand the roots of the thinking that put in place the basic structure we operate with today.  I also have another movie I’m developing which I might talk about here from time to time. 

So, we’re keeping busy.  Though, not quite as busy as we’d like….

August 4th, 2008 | Filed in the movie, the news | Comments (0)

Nope, not pirates: ARR = Americans for Redistricting Reform.   Run by Gerry Hebert, who’s long been a supporter of this project, the ARR website looks like it’s going to be a valuable clearinghouse for redistricting reform news and updates.  I’ll be checking back frequently…

It’s 8.4 now, so my hopes of commencing shooting by 8.1 have obviously been dashed.  However, on 8.13 our main investor is planning on flying back to New York to meet with us and a potential partner for the film.  With luck, this will be the meeting that closes things and gets us up and running.  It’s amazing how much longer things take than you’d expect them to, but it seems like our patience will be paying dividends shortly. 

More soon..