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The Family Whistle
CANNES, FRANCE Tracing the origins of the Coppola clan. The Family Whistle premieres at Cannes Classic Film Festival. Film maker Michele Russo discovers he is a distant relative of the Coppolas from the small town of Bernalda, Italy and goes about an eight year...
Banshee Blacktop
DUBLIN, IRELAND We’re currently finishing the sound mix for BANSHEE BLACKTOP with Earwax Productions in the American Zoetrope building in San Francisco, and we’re very excited. Sound Designer Jim McKee, one of Coppola’s Oscar winning sound crew for Bram Stoker’s...
Racing to Zero
SAN RAFAEL, CA Mill Valley Film Festival world premiere of Racing to Zero, a documentary directed by Christopher Beaver. For two decades, San Francisco’s Department of the Environment has been working toward the goal of zero waste and now recycles, composts, and...
Hog’s Tooth
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Another Hole in the Head Film Festival premieres Hog's Tooth a short film directed by Olek Lyzwanski. This is a story about young sniper scout Andy Westen who is deplyed on his first combat mission in Iraq. As a new team member, Weston is eager to...
Venice Underwater
DALLAS, TX Dallas VideoFest 26 premieres Venice Underwater by renowned film and media artist Chip Lord. This is a beautifully shot observational documentary depicting a not so beautiful phenomenon. As the seas rise, this city goes underwater during the Winter months....
How Two Sound Geeks Created Facebook’s Friendly ‘Ping’ Tone
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Wired Magazine documents the audio branding and sonification of Facebooks Messenger ping. Working closley with Everett Katigbak, former Environmental Designer and Brand Hacker for Facebook, Earwax ventern, Jim McKee helped design and create a new...