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About Me

Greetings! I'm a poet, a writer and an indie filmmaker. My first "reel" short film, "Snapshot" (see poster and trailer) has most recently screened at the Michigan Festival Shorts Program at the Royal Oak Main on November 29, 2007, organized by the brilliant Maggie Patton and A.E. Griffin. "Snapshot" has also screened at the Midwest International Film and Theater Festival on June 9, 2007, as part of the Cinema D program on Friday, June 22, 2007, and as part of the Trinity Coalition Film Festival on August 4, 2007. I also recently worked on another short with Nick Nettles called "Another Day," starring Jacquie Floyd, Karen Drum, and Jeff Priskorn. I'm entering my feature length script "Silver" in various contests, and I made the quarterfinals in Red Inkworks. Next project: "Patterns," which is about a juggler who is also a card sharp who gets caught cheating at a table full of badass high-rollers and the chaos that results. I'll be shooting in May or June of 2008.I'm also a poet. Most recently, the myspace journal Medusa Literature has been publishing my poems (check them out!!)

I'm also politically progressive and a Christian, and my writing reflects this. At the root, my scripts and my poetry are all about the conflict between dominant and transgressive paradigms. I'm a vegetarian, love animals, and am interested in holistic health practices and general fitness (yoga/pilates, etc.) I have two crazy dogs I call Thing 1 and Thing 2. I don't drink, do drugs, or eat meat, and I prefer monogamy.I also moonlight as a superhero (see below):
You are Supergirl Supergirl 97% Wonder Woman 87% The Flash 75% Spider-Man 70% Superman 65% Green Lantern 65% Hulk 60% Catwoman 60% Batman 55% Robin 49% Iron Man 45% Lean, muscular and feminine.
Honest and a defender of the innocent.
Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

My Interests

Primarily film and literature. Also, music, travel, politics, spirituality. Adventure. I'm a big neophile, I'll try almost anything once.

I'd like to meet:

Other filmmakers, poets, activists and spiritual people. Anyone who intends to be a creative force in this world. And other superheros.

Music:

I have eclectic tastes and love D-town music. I love Jo Serrapere and the Willie Dunns (thanks again for letting me use your songs, Jo). Hullaballoo rocks. The Witches rock. Mary Abraham rocks. Can't get enough of the White Stripes and Electric Six.Outside the D. . .I LOVE Laika. Also other trip-hop/space rock. I like a lot of punk/alternative. Big fan of Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye. Like Juno Reactor. Jim White. The Stooges. David Bowie. Sleeter Kinney. Any band with Kaia Wilson in it. PJ Harvey. Ani DiFranco. Tori Amos. Like some surf punk like Los Straightjackets. Favorite band of all time is probably Mr. Bungle, though I dig on the stuff Patton is putting out through Ipecac, too.

Movies:

I've really been digging on Jim Jarmusch, lately. I don't know which is my favorite, "Down By Law," "Dead Man," or "Ghost Dog." I wanna be him when I grow up. But I also dig Mary Harron and love what she does. Maybe I wanna be her when I grow up, instead. No, I really want to be Danny Boyle. Yeah. Actually, that's who I want to be. Danny Boyle. Or Christopher Nolan. Or Tarantino, or Rodriguez. I could be them, too. Nevermind, I'll just be myself. Not long ago I saw Hal Hartley's "Fay Grim" and loved it. I saw "Henry Fool" way back, but liked Fay Grim much better. Want to check out some others of his. Favorite nondirecting writer is Charlie Kaufman, hands down. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is one of my all time favorites. Actors and actresses, too many to name. Elijah Wood, Clive Owen, Kate Winslett, Scarlett Johansson. Just to name a few.

Television:

Don't watch a lot of TV, lately. Too cheap to get On Demand, and not willing to make an appointment with the TV. The only thing I've watched lately is Countdown with Keith Olbermann. To show my nerdiness, I've seen every episode of Star Trek Original Series and Star Trek Next Generation at least twice, and I think Babylon 5 is the best TV show ever made.

Books:

Anything by Neil Gaiman, particularly American Gods. Tolkein's the Lord of the Rings. Herman Hesse's Demian and Steppenwolf. Marianne Williamson's A Return to Love. Douglas Adams' the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Marge Piercy's Woman on the Edge of Time. JK Rowling's Harry Potter series. Michelle Tea's Rose of No Man's Land. Gregory McGuire's Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Wicked. Everything I've read by Sheri S. Tepper. Arthur Rimbaud's poetry. Rumi's poetry. Jim Carroll's poetry.

Heroes:

Anyone actively working (or who has actively worked) to make the world a better place, and anyone who strives for peace and justice. Jesus, Gandhi, St. Francis of Assisi, Oscar Romero, Martin Luther King Jr. Oprah Winfrey. Marianne Williamson. Julia Butterfly Hill. Henry David Thoreau. Dennis Kucinich. Jim Wallis. Desmond Tutu.

My Blog

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Thanks to everyone who came out in the cold last night for the Michigan Festival Shorts Program at the Royal Oak Main! I know it's a busy time of year, and people had other stuff going on, so th...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:17:00 PST

Shooters, Snapshot, Detroit Unleaded in Twist

Because Maggie is so awesome at PR, the women filmmakers who are part of the MFS program got a mention in Twist magazine (part of the Detroit Free Press). That's Maggie Patton, Rola Nashef and m...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:20:00 PST

Michigan Festival Shorts, Thursday, 11/29, 7:30

I'm part of this short film program, but all these films are wonderful and worth seeing. "Snapshot" is in illustrious company! If you are in Michigan, come out! Really! MICHIGAN FEST...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:04:00 PST

The Mega-Lie Called the "War on Terror"

I didn't write this, but it behooves us all to be aware of it. I'm serious. The Mega-Lie Called the "War on Terror": A Masterpiece of Propaganda By Richard W. Behan "If you tell a lie big enoug...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:59:00 PST

Who knew?

So, I got this from Jacquie: Go to http://www.careercruising.comUsername: nycareersPassword: landmarkDo "Career Matchmaker" Here are the results for me. Apparently, I should have gone into the v...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:13:00 PST

Everybodys hot part 2.

Since I seem to have confused everyone, I'll splain. When getting on comcast.net to check my e-mail, I saw the headline "Jessica Alba shows off her assets." I assume they mean tits. ...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:38:00 PST

Stuff I like, what stuff do you like?

I'm going through a bit of a rough patch right now, and I'm told that it's good to list off all the things you like or find comforting when you are in such a mood. So I did. If you feel so...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:04:00 PST

As a kid, they called me an escapist

As a kid, they called me an escapist . I understand about the rabbit hole and the looking glass. . Did you ever walk into a tarot card? The magician, he was my favorite. . I'd be awake at 3am, the wi...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:32:00 PST

Snapshot accepted to Trinity Coalition Film Festival

Hello, all! My 15-minute short film "Snapshot" (see the poster and trailer on my myspace page) has been accepted to the Trinity Coalition Film Festival. The film will be screening on Saturday, A...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:15:00 PST

Dorothy Parker Wrote This First

I wasn't sure about this one, but my friend said it was good, so I'm posting it! Dorothy Parker Wrote This First . Ipecac sucks Stomach pumping sucks Pulling off that shit that sticks you to the heart...
Posted by Michigami Cate on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:14:00 PST