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Cute comic strip from current Episode 4 of my project Empire!
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What will happen next? Wait and see. Im workin on some awesome projects
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Cute comic strip from current Episode 4 of my project Empire!
:3
What will happen next? Wait and see. Im workin on some awesome projects
...we are illuminating the gray areas: the place of cultural hybridity in society, the awkwardness of politically correct thinking, how the oppressed become oppressors.
-Eline Jongsma for the interview series "IDFA Women Directors" in Indiewire
We Make Money Not Art's review of IDFA Doclab includes a shout out to "Empire"!
(photo by Nichon Glerum)
BUY THE BOOK
We've just published an art book/travelogue about our experience on the road making Empire. Designed by the geniuses at Atelier Carvalho Bernau, this thing is absolutely gorgeous, and includes new writing and behind-the-scenes photography, plus film stills and essays we wrote for Vice and The Creators Project, all wrapped in a really interesting reader interface that ties the writing in the book to the project's online manifestation…. but if we say too much we might ruin it.
Enormous news: POV has acquired "Empire!"
This is a dream come true for us, and we couldn't be happier with the new site, which includes adaptations of every one of the "Empire" video installations.
So open up Chrome (and perhaps a bottle of wine) and go to check it out at http://www.pbs.org/pov/empire/
Our presentation "Empire: Experimental Storytelling Across Platforms" is a Prezi Staff Pick (and the most watched SXSW presentation on their site): http://prezi.com/ehxk964muf1g/empire-sxsw-presentation/
EMPIRE AT SXSW
Tomorrow, 11 AM, Austin Convention Center. New work will be revealed!
EMPIRE is going to SXSW!
Come see our "Empire: Experimental Storytelling Across Platforms" presentation at the Austin Convention Center on March 10th at 11 AM.
"Shot in 10 countries over the course of 4 years, Eline Jongsma & Kel O’Neill’s acclaimed documentary project Empire (NYFF 2013, IDFA 2012) is an epic investigation into the legacy of Dutch colonialism. It is also a one-of-a-kind storytelling experiment—instead of making a traditional film for theaters or TV, Jongsma + O’Neill have created a non-linear, multiplatform story experience that includes video installations, a book, an interactive website, and a growing collection of ancillary journalism pieces. In the lead up to Empire's completion, Jongsma + O'Neill offer a session that explores their DIY production methods, and touches on the triumphs (winning PBS’s POV Hackathon) and sacrifices (prolonged homelessness) that have shaped this uncontainable interactive nonfiction project."