December 2008: California Documentary Project, a joint program of the California Council for the Humanities and the Skirball Foundation, awarded the Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin film a Research & Development Grant. This funding will allow me to work with humanities experts to develop the California story that informs so much of Le Guin's work. In addition, our team is using the grant to create a funding trailer incorporating interviews with Ursula, her fans, and archival footage and photographs.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Arwen Lee Curry Awarded SFFS Filmhouse Residency
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (working title) has a new home by the bay. View the press release here:
The San Francisco Film Society announced today the first ten filmmakers who have been awarded SFFS FilmHouse Residencies. This innovative new program, developed in partnership with the San Francisco Film Commission, supports local independent filmmaking by making office space available free of charge to filmmakers actively engaged in various stages of film production. The initial recipients include writers and directors, working on narrative features and documentaries, from the earliest stages of development to postproduction. FilmHouse, opening on November 1, will function as a vibrant workshop and community-builder for local filmmakers of all stripes.
The San Francisco Film Society announced today the first ten filmmakers who have been awarded SFFS FilmHouse Residencies. This innovative new program, developed in partnership with the San Francisco Film Commission, supports local independent filmmaking by making office space available free of charge to filmmakers actively engaged in various stages of film production. The initial recipients include writers and directors, working on narrative features and documentaries, from the earliest stages of development to postproduction. FilmHouse, opening on November 1, will function as a vibrant workshop and community-builder for local filmmakers of all stripes.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
October Fundraiser
Our October fundraiser at Needles & Pens bookstore in San Francisco was a great inauguration to the project. Fans of Ursula K. Le Guin and the Le Guin-curious came to enjoy the fine sounds of the Top Critters (see photo). Anna Brown and Brontez read two of Le Guin's short stories: "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" and "The Author of the Acacia Seeds." I gave a short introduction to the project, and we did a short but very engaging Q&A. Thanks to everyone who helped out and donated their time and money, for making this a successful event!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Why is sci-fi important now?
Why is science fiction, or any fiction, important now? We populate an age of global disasters, when technological advancement has surpassed the predictions of early sc-fi writers — yet the basic understanding of how to live together harmoniously seems light-years away. It is essential that we take seriously the task of imagining — and endlessly reimagining — our world. To survive, we must question basic assumptions about how to share resources and responsibilities, how to end global warfare, and how to protect our planet's ecology. Perhaps more than any writer of her generation, Le Guin has determinedly examined possibilities for how we might achieve such a balance. Her courage in confronting this great creative task makes Le Guin one of our most relevant living writers.
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