We have now been back in Siem Reap, Cambodia, for a couple of
weeks and we have been busy meeting contacts and beginning to implement projects
regarding water issues, boats, solar powered chickens, a library and other
programs and projects. We also visited the girls and boys from the homes that
K.I.D.S supports. These are our favorite places to go. They are our borrowed
family while here in Cambodia. It was wonderful to see their smiling faces once
again. These children have come together due to very sad circumstances; some
abandoned, some abused and some orphaned, together they have built a family of
their own and they live happily in both homes under the supervision of their
caring, skilled and dedicated director/housemother, kind cooks and 6 dogs. Some
of the children live with their biological brothers and sisters and they all
take very good care of each other. Thanks to your support they have a good life
and appreciate the opportunities they have been given.
We recently celebrated being together again with all 32
children. We spent a day talking, laughing, eating ice cream and watching all
the kids play for several hours with three chairs, a chinese skipping rope and
one palm frond. The yard was filled with laughter and chatter, it was wonderful
to see them create their own fun, making up games and just enjoying each other’s
company.
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| 32 children supported by KIDS |
Whether your family is built, borrowed or biological or you
are together physically or in your hearts, we are hoping that your time with
family and friends is filled with happiness, meaningful moments and loving
memories over the holiday season.
We are also sending along a video, so we hope you can grab a tea, coffee or
eggnog and take a few minutes to enjoy the visuals and this message as much as
we did.
With gratitude and best wishes,
Adrianne and Rick
Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials.
This piece includes his short film on Gratitude and Happiness. Brother David Steindl-Rast's spoken words, Gary Malkin's musical compositions and Louie's cinematography make this a stunningly beautiful piece, reminding us of the precious gift of life, and the beauty all around us.
As a visual artist, Louie has created some of the most iconic and memorable film moments of our time. He is an innovator in the world of time-lapse, nature, aerial and "slice-of-life" photography - the only cinematographer in the world who has literally been shooting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week continuously for more than 30 years.
Louie was recognized as one of the top 70 Cinematographers for the On Film Kodak Salute Series. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Louie is credited by many with pioneering the contemporary stock footage industry by founding Energy Film Library, a global company with a network of 12 foreign offices, which was acquired by Getty Images in 1997. Motion picture clients of his cinematic artistry include Sex in the City, The Bourne Ultimatum, Die Hard 4, Syriana, Crash, Men in Black and classics such as American Beauty, Koyaanisqatsi and E.T. among others.
Louie went on to found BlackLight Films, a creative production company specializing in producing original theatrical feature, large format films, HD and TV programming.
In 2004, BlackLight Films completed production of the theatrical feature film, America's Heart &Soul, distributed theatrically by Walt Disney Pictures. In 2006, BlackLight Films completed a series of HD shorts, Louie Films, for the launch of Buena Vista Home Entertainment's Blu-Ray DVD releases. In 2007, the company produced a 1-hour special, Chasing the Light, which aired nationally on PBS.
Past projects include the 35mm film Seasons of the Vine for Disney's California Adventure Theme Park and a 26-half hour series, America!, for The Hallmark Channel.
Louie has won two Clio Awards for Best Environmental Broadcast Spot, an Emmy nomination for Best Cinematography for the Discovery Channel Special, Oceans of Air, and the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Picture Award for Walt Disney Pictures' feature film release America's Heart & Soul.
Louie completed production on a feature length nature documentary, Wings of Life, to be theatrically released worldwide, under Walt Disney Pictures' new production banner, Disneynature. The film was released in France (March 2011) under the title Pollen and won the Roscar Award for Best Cinematography at the 2011 Wild Talk Africa Film Festival.
Louie spoke at the TED 2011 conference in Long Beach, CA and has been a regular presenter at the annual Bioneers Conference in San Francisco. Currently, Louie is in production with National Geographic to produce Hidden Worlds, a 3D Imax film.
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