About Me
ABOUT ADAM'S IRISH MUM - LIZ GREENWELL ( EILISH NI QUIL)
WRITER, POET, FILM MAKER - "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS"
For the film, "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS"(2001), I was writer, producer, director, film editor, graphic designer, music producer and arranger. My son, Adam, was co-producer, music producer and arranger, and is promotions manager. A segment from the film is above.
I have always wanted to do something significant with my life, and to make a strong and meaningful contribution towards a better world and society for all people.
I have a love of St. Francis, the world and its people, as well as creativity in all its wide ranging forms. I am driven by a sense of justice and fairness and the desire to see a safer, kinder, more compassionate and friendly world.All of the above, as well as early childhood poverty; the loss of my mother at 8 years old; not one , but two near death experiences; several major surgeries; a lot of struggle and survival, have all helped to shape me as a person, as well as my philosophy and outlook.
Those life threatening experiences mentioned above, individually gave me a greater understanding of life and people.
All of the experiences together, plus other creative projects I have worked on, have led me to the work of "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS".What makes this a rare, unique, and responsible work of art, music and film on the subject of civil society on a global scale is this:
With a desire always to be original in my thinking and approach, I set out to create a first in the world project that encapsulates, and sees as a whole, the human condition with its world problems, man and society, and our relationship to each other and the environment.With no formal training in film making, I set about this monumental task.With ill health and at a financial disadvantage, I had nothing but raw talent, commitment, dedication,determination, passion,drive, and the belief in myself to see a vision through from concept to fruition. I drew on a natural aptitude for colour and design, movement, timing, precision,continuity, transition and more.
Plus an eye for grace and style, a deep sense of faith, and a burning desire to get my message across . In the process, I found a style of film making that is unique to
"NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS".In taking the powerful messages of the poem "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS, (written by me in 1994), through to music tracks and then to film, it was important to me to reach humanity in the widest sense of the word, and to project as well the environment, the world around us, in equal measure.
To do this , I needed the generosity, goodwill, and participation of countries and organizations around the world.
This is where my son Adam excelled.
If I said that I needed to contact Italy for this reason, or Waterford Crystal for a particular reason, or the Great Barrier Reef for another reason- ( I was quite specific about the types of footage I was looking for)- then Adam would use his exceptional skills in promotions and networking to acquire this for me. This is just a tiny example of the many countries, organizations, and individuals we contacted. While I contacted many myself, I left the majority of the contacting of people to Adam.I wanted to show the extremes that we are living with by expressing the sense of grace, dignity, and beauty of humanity and the world. And at the same time, show how war, with its brutality and destruction, is a devastating intruder on such civility, peace and tranquillity. Then, to capture a moment in history to call on the world to change the way we think, open up to the notion of CO-OPERATION, HOSPITALITY and EXCHANGE, in place of HOSTILITY, FIGHTING and WAR.My documentary notings, philosophy, and suggestions have covered as a whole the many problems of society and the environment, and the film is part of that overall approach. Therefore, to best get the messages and the work in its entirety out into the world, work has been progressing on a planned launch/event and documentary to take place in four major cities of the world. The purpose of the documentary is to record the event and screening of " NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS" and in the same spirit of generosity and goodwill that was experienced in the making of the film, bring in leaders and others within each city's community, while at the same time, filming highlights of the city itself. The four cities include LA; PRAGUE; DUBLIN; and SINGAPORE. The documentary is to be named "Adam's Irish Mum" aka "AIM" and the format will be the same in each city.My son, Adam, as promotions and networking manager, has worked closely with me over the years and is my greatest support.
He is co-ordinating the four-city events.
My appreciation of his invaluable assistance in this huge endeavour is well documented in other writings. I will add, however, that his contribution has been monumental.From a basket of jewels (28 hours of footage, as well as slides and photos etc) from around the world, and given with such generosity and goodwill, I was able to fashion a gift to give back to the world, the gem that is "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS".It has been my greatest joy to have made this film, and the graphic designs that went into it including the cover design.Although I wrote the poem in 1994, and had great plans for it, I had to put it on hold due to work done on another project (see blog on "The History of Get Some Vision- A Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci") .
Work began on "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS" in December 1999, and was completed two years later in December 2001. Since then we have each received a papal medal from the late Pope John Paul II, for our work on this project.
Also "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS" has been certified a New Zealand film by the New Zealand Film Commission.
Details and documents pertaining to the film and the proposed documentary, "Adam's Irish Mum (AIM)" have been sent to significant and prominent people and dignitaries, ambassadors and establishments of note all around the world, since its completion.
The video onscreen is a segment from "NO CHANCE TO PAINT THE CANVAS".Please see blogs and look out for info/updates/bulletins with regard to the progress of the documentary series, the first of which is planned for LA.Thank you for reading this .LIZ GREENWELL ( EILISH NI QUIL)
ADAM'S IRISH MUM 10 JUNE 2007
