Endangered Ideas

10/12/2020

The International Social Change Film Festival begins today at 2PM CDT. Alice Street Film will be featured in the festival’s Free Expression, Culture and ARTivism" Film Block starting today!
tix link: https://watch.eventive.org/changefest2020/play/5f59a0f7b7610b0030eff572

10/12/2020

10/12/2020

Excited to announce that this year's Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) will feature Alice Street as one of its select documentary films!
"Presented by the California Film Institute, the Mill Valley Film Festival takes place in early October. MVFF has earned a reputation as a 'filmmakers' festival" by celebrating the best in American independent and world cinema alongside high profile and prestigious award contenders"

MVFF opening night Oct 8th
Alice Street Film will be available to stream Oct 9-Oct 18

Tickets here:
https://tickets.cafilm.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=684405~e59f7b93-5494-4bb4-b96e-6aed676b1e8e&epguid=a2e58737-33e6-4346-ae14-6fe0b1238359

05/22/2020

New article about Alice Street Film by the Independent Media Institute and LA Progressive!

April M. Short: The new documentary “Alice Street” explores an iconic mural project, the high-rise that covered it up and the communities it catalyzed to action.

02/20/2019

Thank you for all the hand-drawn illustrations and animation of the new logo, Stefan Gustaffson!

09/14/2017

"There are emotional, physical, psychological and economic benefits to the arts and we need our viable arts community in Oakland!" Always a blessing to interview King Theo of Samba Funk and to see his crew practice by the lake.
He's part of the Bisemi Cultural Arts Incubation Program and I'll be producing a series of short videos for them in the coming weeks. Keep your eye out!

08/10/2017

Stefan broke down his strategy for community activism to me and used chess as the metaphor.

04/21/2017

Was last night a dream? We were in Fantasy Studios (already sounds suspect, right?). And screening the rough cut of the feature documentary I'm directing, "One Voice." Most of the crew was in attendance: Jesse Andrew Clark, the editor. Mo Morris, the archivist. Demondre Ward, the aerial cinematographer. Stefan Gustafsson, the animator. Jed Riffe, Consulting Producer. Briget Boyle, Music Supervisor. Sandra Lawson-Ndu, the Marketing Director. Of course Mark DeSaulnier, the Executive Producer.
And all the stars were there too! Terrance Kelly, Isa S Chu, Nicolia L. Bagby and Daniel Strauss! Even my love Annette Diniz was there and held my hand through the whole thing.
The movie ended... and it was met with so much positivity and love!
Then I woke up to an email from Terrance that said, "WOWWWWWWWWW!!!! Blown away......" and "What a Triumph." I must be still dreaming..

11/26/2016

We've been working on this film for the past year and are excited to share a sneak peek for "One Voice" the Story of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir. The full trailer will premiere next week at OIGC's show at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. So many thanks to Terrance Kelly and the amazing community and message that the choir creates. The've become like family and we're all so grateful. Directed by Spencer Wilkinson (Endangered Ideas) Edited by Jesse Clark (Cinematic Syndicate) Executive Produced by Mark Desaulnier and featuring Drone Cinematography by Demondre Ward

10/20/2016

09/27/2016

Please join us for the official Oakland premiere of our short at opening night of the Matatu Festival on October 13! http://ow.ly/EnWy304CtXu

09/16/2016

Check out the new Oakland Dance Festival video produced by Endangered Ideas. This features dance groups from throughout the Bay Area and organized by the amazing Carla Service from Dance A Vision. Edited by Tiffany Mascarenhas and shot by Spencer Wilkinson.

Carla Service of Dance-A-Vision presents the Oakland Dance Festival 2016 video. Endangered Ideas productions with Cinematography by Spencer Wilkinson & Edit ...

07/21/2016

We know you're probably tired of hearing about this, but it's the only way we can meet our goal. Just 5 days more of this fundraiser. Please consider a donation. Thank you! http://ow.ly/AnbQ302naAR

Support 'Alice Street Documentary Film' by donating or sharing today!

07/20/2016

T-Shirts available for a $60 donation! Every dollar is doubled for the next week. Thank you! http://ow.ly/NE4o302navJ

Support 'Alice Street Documentary Film' by donating or sharing today!

07/13/2016

Did you know that Katherine Dunham (of the Dunham dance technique) had a big influence on many of the dance company founders who reside at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts in Oakland?

For the Alice Street Film, we hope to tell part of this story and the immense impact she had on Bay Area African Diasporic dance. We are so happy and honored to have been granted access to some of her archival images from the Southern Illinois University to use in the film. This one is by Moss Photo, NY.

Please consider supporting this project to help us continue to access wonderful visual history like this for the documentary. http://ow.ly/Qt5j302dF1I

07/11/2016

Sam Tsang played flute everyday from the window of Hotel Oakland as the Alice Street Mural was being painted. His 100-year-old father was one of the 300 residents. Sam also played at the block party celebration and is featured in the Photo by Spencer Wilkinson

07/01/2016

We have 15 days left in our campaign to match the East Bay Fund for Artist's $8,000 grant. Remember every dollar you contribute is doubled! http://ow.ly/l23Q301Cioc

06/30/2016

You can receive a 10 X 15'' print like this one for a $40 donation to the Alice Street documentary. You can see more options on the site here! http://ow.ly/3kk4301MhcK Thank you for your support!

06/29/2016

Lisi You is the dance teacher at the Hotel Oakland Village. She is 80 years old and immigrated to the United States from China in 1990.

She said, " I’ve been living in Oakland for more than 20 years. I’ve been living for 15 years in Hotel Oakland. I feel happy living in this big family. Dance to me was a job when I was in China. Because I needed to teach my students singing and dancing. But, when I moved to the US teaching dance became a way to contribute to society."

She is featured in the and on the . Photograph by Spencer Wilkinson

06/29/2016

Please check out the trailer: http://ow.ly/FCQI301Cbmy And donate here: http://ow.ly/84fm301Cbz0 Thank you!

06/25/2016

Check out the brand new website www.AliceStreetFilm.com to see all the featured interviews in the upcoming documentary. And please help us complete this important film. Every dollar you donate is doubled thanks to a generous grant from the East Bay Fund for Artists! http://ow.ly/V83A301BJjM

06/24/2016

Hotel Oakland Village group leaders receiving awards. There are 14 resident-lead village groups for the over 400 low-income Chinese elders who reside at Hotel Oakland. It is an innovative program for seniors to stay engaged in their cultural practices. Some of the groups include Dance, Singing, Health and Wellness and Gardening. Photo by Spencer Wilkinson http://ow.ly/71LQ301xwXF

06/22/2016

Tony Cerda, winner of the Malonga Casquelourd Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the Field of Ethnic Dance and Music, is Chief of the Rumsen Ohlone Tribe and artistic and spiritual director of the tribe’s Humaya (Hummingbird) Singers and Dancers.

Traditional dance, song, and prayer shape his daily life and his community presence. He is well-known for preserving and reviving Ohlone dance forms and for furthering the continued presence of Ohlone cultural traditions.

Tony Cerda works tirelessly to keep the Rumsen Ohlone Tribe’s dance/song/story alive, teaching dance to tribal youth, hosting Big Time gatherings, and traveling with presentations to other communities. Chief Cerda notes, “Our community is one of the few that is still a cohesive group, electing leaders and making group decisions, living together. We believe in dancing as a healing form of prayer, and we practice it as a community.”

Tony Cerda's ancestral homeland is in the Oakland area, but the tribe was displaced and removed to Pomona, in southern California. His granddaughter, Carla Marie Munoz participated in an interview for the .

06/22/2016

Great article on the Alice Street documentary! Directed by Endangered Ideas!

Earlier this week, the Community Rejuvenation Project (CRP), a local arts nonprofit, released a trailer and crowdfunding campaign for its anticipated documentary, Alice Street. The...

02/08/2016

Alice Street Documentary Trailer Directed by Spencer Wilkinson "This is where humanity must go.. We must learn how to communicate and the highest form of com...