Welcome back to the Prairie-Ice Newsletter. To jog your memory, we’ve been developing two documentaries . . .
By the time both are finalized I will have spent 20-years immersed in extreme landscapes and intense cultures.
Many are fascinated yet very few ever gain access to the landscapes of Antarctica or Native Cultures in their backyards.
The name Prairie-Ice represents both projects. But in 2017 we added the subtitle, “Deep Access” to reflect the source and motivation behind both films.
Developing before your eyes – Chronicled in the Director’s Blog:
1: The primary Documentary about an Oglala Lakota Medicine Man explores his ancient culture and modern struggle to “live” an indigenous religion & spiritual ecology.
2: Deep Field Antarctica documents a 9 seasons experience of the most Remote & Isolated field camps in the world.
In both cases, Prairie-Ice filmmakers maintained Deep Access for over a decade.
On a personal level, the Director used both experiences to explore:
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Meaning in a Modern Civilizations,
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Spiritual Ecology, and
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Quantum Consciousness.
In 2018, this blog will become the release valve for many ancillary projects such as the “Ritual Poetry Project”, and “Thirty Years of Garbage in Nature”.
We will entangle a lifetime of poetry, essays, photography and video right here on this blog.
So . . . . .
Look through the blog above for our history and insights.
Look below for last year’s accomplishments and next year’s plans.
And look around for the social media and Newsletter links of your choice.
Looking Back – 2017
Salvatore Consalvi: Prairie-Ice Director-Producer
In 2017 we redefined the production vehicle for both documentaries. We are now “Prairie-Ice: Deep-Access Documentaries”.
The Prairie-Ice moniker always reflected both Landscapes & Cultures. But the new subtitle reflects commonalities between subjects and the motivation behind the filmmakers.
The first to be completed will be an 8-years investigation of an authentic, Lakota (Sioux) Medicine Man that led to 6-years engaged in his intense, often grueling, ceremonies.
The second sprang from 9-season in Antarctica documenting the most remote and isolated Deep-Field Camps on the planet.
Hit the Links for the many ways to follow our progress and
Look below to learn when you will be able to see the work.
https://www.facebook.com/documentaryinprogress/
LOOKING FORWARD – 2018
Salvatore Consalvi
Director-Producer
Gross Edit: We’re going in hard in 2018 . . .
Without getting too personal, in 2017; we (I) consulted and Uber/Lyfted out of debt and raised enough for the “Gross-Edit” (Thanks to the Birthday Fundraiser).
This first/ gross edit is the director’s cut. from that conceptual edit we’ll develop a rough narrative. From there we polish, refine, and augment the narrative. We do the same for audio and ancillary visuals . . . adding animation if we can afford it.
It’s a very exciting time!
The Director will:
1] Re-watch and relive all 70-hours of interviews.
2] Assemble clips into a narrative structure.
3] Reveal Ancient Wisdom & Modern Trauma.
We’ll organize the disparate concepts of native culture, spirituality, intergenerational trauma, and consciousness into 4 narratives resembling 4 prayer-rounds. In the first 4-chapters will become a journey around Sundance Tree. The next two chapters will represent the third demention; we will touch Grandmother Earth and reach up to Granthfather Sky in thanks. The last Chapter will look beyond to Wakan Tanka – The Great Mystery.
Other Projects in 2018 :
1. A push to grow our social media family in preparation for . . .
2. A crowdfunding effort this spring or summer (IndiGoGo, perhaps Seed & Spark).
3. Continued efforts to self-fund the Rough/Gross Edit.
4. Completing the Gross Edit myself.
5. Fund the Rough Edit and
6. Assembling the team to execute the Rough & Final edits.
Yes, we have a lot on our plate . . .
Documentary Trailer: The Last Ghost Dancer
https://youtu.be/mayw3Q25ezo
Newsletter: Prairie-Ice – Deep Access Documentaries
http://eepurl.com/deBMWr
Website: Sidney Has No Horses – The Last Ghost Dancer
http://sidneyhasnohorsesthemovie.com
Facebook – Prairie: The Last Ghost Dancer
http://facebook.com/documentaryinprogress
Facebook – Ice: Deep Field Antarctica
Adele Penguins, Humans, & Mt Erebus, Antarctica
Sidney Has No Horses: Oglala Lakota Medicine Man 