Joe Flood

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How to Win the DC Shorts Screenwriting Competition

March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · raves

DC Shorts finalist Colin Foster enjoys a table read of his screenplay, The Man with the Bolex Movie Camera.
The DC Shorts Screenwriting Competition is a different kind of screenplay contest. What makes it unique is that the winner receives $2,000 toward turning their script into a film. The film also automatically gets in into the [...]

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Reel Lessons in Marketing

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · raves

Check out my article, Reel Lessons in Marketing on FlackRabbit. It was inspired by my experience working for the DC Shorts Film Festival. I’ve been involved with this annual event for several years and have done almost everything – I’ve judged screenplays and films, taken pictures, sold t-shirts, moderated discussions and, of course, attended numerous [...]

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Mount Pleasant, Award-Winning Screenplay, Now Online

February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Writing

Every last page of my award-winning screenplay, Mount Pleasant, is now available online. This script won the Film DC Screenplay Competition. It is a feature-length script, inspired by true events, about gentrification and urban politics in Washington, DC.
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Snow Globe at Transformer Gallery

January 17th, 2010 · No Comments · raves

Transformer kicked off 2010 by inviting DC based artists Jessica Cebra and Zach Storm to transform their project space into a snow globe winter wonderland. Incorporating painting, drawing, and collage to create a whimsical, winter-themed environment, this unique collaboration featured a live ballet performance choreographed by Washington Ballet Director Septime Webre.

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Things Fall Apart: The Photos of Kerry Skarbakka

January 17th, 2010 · No Comments · raves

Check out my Pink Line Project review of Kerry Skarbakka, The Struggle to Right Oneself: A Survey. The photos really have a dark humor to them that I really enjoyed. They’re big prints of absurd scenes – like a man in a suit leaping through fire – that tell a story, of people surviving unexpected catastrophe.

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2009 Highlights

December 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · raves

It’s the end of the year, and the end of a decade. What were my favorite projects of 2009? What did I have the most fun working on?
Murder in Ocean Hall
I can’t help myself, I like to write fiction. People have asked me how I could leave my job and then spend countless hours alone, [...]

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Interview with Julianne Brienza, Executive Director of the Capital Fringe Festival

December 9th, 2009 · No Comments · raves

Julianne Brienza

I’ve done another interview for the Pink Line Project, this time with Julianne Brienza, Executive Director of the Capital Fringe Festival.
I met Julianne several years ago, when Fringe was just starting out. It’s amazing and inspiring to see how far she’s come. Fringe is definitely something that way too serious DC needs. As she [...]

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Writing About Creativity for the Pink Line Project

November 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · raves

I’m going to be writing for the Pink Line Project.  What’s Pink Line?  Describing itself as “a catalyst for the culturally curious”, the site is a guide to DC’s art and cultural scene.  If you’re looking to attend fun art parties in Washington, and learn more about the arts, it’s a great site to check [...]

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Contra-flow Bike Lane on 15th St

October 30th, 2009 · No Comments · raves

Under construction, this new against the flow bike lane will stretch down 15th St. from U St. to Massachusetts Av.

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Funky Prairie Boy – My Favorite Film of DC Shorts

September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · raves

Go see the best of DC Shorts on Thursday night at E Street Cinema.
It was a great festival again. I’ve volunteered with DC Shorts for more than four years now and each year it gets better and better.
My personal favorite film in the festival was Funky Prairie Boy. It won the Diversity Award (presented by [...]

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