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Yes, my previous account was deleted. I had over 7000 friends, and now they're all gone. The wonders of words, the internet, and life's troubles.
My kidney infection in July 2007 literally almost killed me. I had a fever of over 105 and blood poisoning. I went to the emergency room twice, until I was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Hospital just down the street from my home, and had to even get MRIs and loads of saline. I'm still in debt for some of the bills. The pain was equivalent to somehow being shot multiple times at pointblank range right in my left kidney. I've recovered a great deal, but it still comes and goes (and so can the stones unfortunately). At this point, it feels more like someone's hand got stuck inside my body and is cemented in a fist around my left kidney. Not happy about that obviously, but so happy to be recovering thanks to the efforts of my beautiful and amazing wife, Amanda. Life is short, but it is magical. I now eat a mostly macrobiotic diet, but I still smoke.
I NOW FEAR NOTHING BUT DEATH AND MY CREATOR, THE UNIVERSE.
I want to be one with all things.
Anyway, this is my new page... and yes, it's the OFFICIAL one.
Love and happiness fill my days with confusion and fascination. Dreams, ambitions, emotions, and questions expand the gaping hole in my heart. I believe in goodness and the magic of existence. Thanks for being a friend, and thanks for the support. Life is beautiful.
Four of my favorite quotes:
"Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart."
-Anne Frank
"Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." -Hassan I Sabbah
"What is essential is invisible to the eye." -Antoine De Saint-Exupery (from "The Little Prince" / "Le Petit Prince")
"I don't believe in villains, just in people. The good can behave quite villainously. And a villain can be the victim of extenuating circumstances, or he can be a black-hearted fiend who may be touched by a kitten's meow." -Federico Fellini
An old interview (2002/2003) with me done by Christopher Fenney for the Shortkutz DVD series:
Ramzi Abed Interview from Christopher Fenney on Vimeo .
WATCH BELOW: Promotional Clips (VERY LOW-RESOLUTION!):
The following clip is the OLD (long) promo teaser for the Kabbalah-inspired motion picture, "In A Spiral State", which is written, directed, and shot by Ramzi Abed (that's me!). It was produced by Ramzi Abed, Ken Cravens, and Eric Fleming. The editing and scoring is all by Ken Cravens. The film stars a lot of folks including Juliana Fine, Lizzy Strain, Mae Moreno, Ofri Fuchs, Adam Meir, Bianca Barnett, Jed Rowen, Messy Stench, Ken Cravens, Eric Fleming, Lilah Martin, Casey Wickson, Khris Kaneff, Eric Spudic, Don Purnell, Elissa Dowling and many others... I directed it. The teaser is rough and early, but it's fun. Ofri Fuchs and Adam Meir play Hebrew-speaking angels at the beginning of the movie.
In A Spiral State (long promo)
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The following video is for the awesome rock n' roll band, Movie Star Kiss, and it's a video for their song "Self Destructed". I directed it, and the Ken Cravens cut it.
The following video is for the unique and creative band, lo:lita, and I also directed it. The song is called "Lucy's OK?". It's hypnotically edited and beautifully effected out by the brilliant Ken Cravens.
Below that are two videos that I directed and produced for Berlin-based music artist, Compulsory Skin. The first is a beautiful video for the song, "Stained", which was shot entirely in infrared at night. The second video is for the song, "All U Can Eat", and starred Gidget Gein, Lilah Martin, Jezahell Van Horn, Rob Gray, Bianca Barnett, and Eric Fleming. It features a lot of Gidget Gein's art, including some pieces in an art gallery. I hope you enjoy them both. They are vastly different from one another... There's also a link to an interview with me on The Stream that comes up right above these two videos.
The Blood Stream: "Ramzi Abed" - Info on horror and the macabre with Scream Queen Mel
http://www.thestream.tv/watch.php?v=970
Ramzi Abed gets interviewed by scream queen, Melissa Bacelar on The Blood Stream exclusively on TheStream.tv
Compulsory Skin - Stained
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOwO8HzBrrA
I directed this video for Berlin-based artist, Compulsory Skin.We shot the video with a special infrared camera with a pro-mist 2 filter, and altered the frame rate. We also boosted the grain a tiny bit, and pulled the green out slightly.It's really beautiful, and the song is a big part of what makes it special. She's angelic.
all you can eat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEtYlLixKvw
conceived and directed by RAMZI ABED edited by KEN CRAVENS starring GIDGET GEIN, Lilah Martin, Jezahell Van Horn, Rob Gray, Eric Fleming, and Bianca Barnett.