The last major film award of the 2012 South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) was bestowed upon director Emmett Malloy’s Big Easy Express, a feature documentary that features a remarkable train journey/concert across the U.S. with three of the hottest bands aboard: Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show.
Malloy is half of the directorial duo The Malloys (with brother Brendan), a team repped by HSI Productions for spots, branded content and music videos. Big Easy Express was the closing night film at SXSW 2012.
Several of The Malloys’ commercialmaking colleagues contributed to Big Easy Express, including editor Matt Murphy of Final Cut and colorist Beau Leon of New Hat.
As Big Easy Express centers on creative expression in its most pure and organic form, Murphy’s cut mirrored this theme. Aside from showcasing a few stage performances, Matt’s edit departed from the traditional concert film” approach, and instead concentrated on the rhythmic language of the musicians, the artistic partnerships, and the phenomenal road trip they initiated.
Kamala Harris Receives Chairman’s Prize At NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
"While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said after receiving the NAACP's Chairman's Award. "The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people."
The 56th annual Image Awards was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in the Los Angeles area.
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year's presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as vice president. She had previously been a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general.
In her first major public appearance since leaving office, Harris did not reference her election loss or Trump's actions since entering the Oval Office, although Trump mocked her earlier in the day at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Harris spoke about eternal vigilance, the price of liberty, staying alert, seeking the truth and America's future.
"Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask 'What do we do now?'" Harris said. "But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path."
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