Abouna has been selected for the Riverside International Film Festival, and will be showing at The Box Theater in Riverside, CA on Wednesday, April 10. While I can’t make it in person (I’ll be on the East Coast showing Abouna there). I’ll be there virtually for a short Q&A afterwards. See the schedule and buy …
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Episode 1 of Abouna has been selected for Faith Fest, taking place in Orange County in January 2024. Details to come soon, but in the meantime, thank you to Faith Fest! “Abouna” is a film series about a new priest who is in over his head. Fr. Beemen Kolta has just been ordained in the …
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Episode 1 of Abouna has been selected for the Davis Film Festival. It will be showing at 8:30 pm on Sunday November 5 at the Veteran’s Theater in Davis, CA (203 E. 14th Street). Thank you to the Davis Film Festival for their time and consideration. “Abouna” is a film series about a new priest …
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There are too many things to watch on TV these days. So, at the risk of undermining the entire purpose of this article about why you should watch a particular sport: it’s okay if you don’t watch a particular sport. Ratings are down for Major League Baseball? Fine. You missed the last Champions League Final? …
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Shots in the Dark Trailer from Andrew Ishak on Vimeo. My short film, Shots in the Dark, has been selected for five more festivals, bringing the total to nine. My intention was to get it selected for a couple festivals, so I’m surprised and happy at the reception of my little passion project. // San …
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I’m happy to say that my new short documentary “Shots in the Dark” has been selected for four festivals so far: *Austin Lift-Off Festival*Bay Area Short Films Festival*Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles*Washburn International Film Institute (WIFI) Film Festival
Well, I feel like we’ll look back on 2020 and it will be a blob of memories that all kind of run together, but it will be a year that will stick in our minds forever, for better or for worse. At the risk of being a little too positive, my mantra for 2020 was …
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I was happy to be interviewed by the Association of College and University Educators about using videos for students engagement. For instructors, I’d say that making lots of short videos can be really effective. I put a lot of short videos in my modules and they’re not necessarily all instructional or microlectures. A lot of …
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I think it’s more important than ever to think about the memory of September 11, 2001. We are in the middle of a pandemic that is the world-changing event of our times, much like 9/11 was. We need to think about what “Never Forget” means. It’s an important reminder–we should never forget about the events …
Here’s the email I sent to my Communication and Sport class at the end the of the quarter: Hi class. I hope this email finds all of you well. This has been a crazy time for all of us, and I just wanted to say how thankful I am to have been in the classroom …
Fellow Coptic Christians: I’m going to get in trouble with clergy and others for saying this, but I implore you to think twice about attending church this Sunday. I think we can all attend church online for a week and not lose a single thing in our spiritual lives. Schools have shut down, industries have …
I am happy to say one of my projects won “Best Film” last week at National Communication Association in the Theatre, Film, and New Multi-Media Division. Thanks to my family for being in it and those who offered helpful feedback. Remembering Hamilton: The Welcoming City from Andrew Ishak on Vimeo.
I have a habit of remembering unimportant dates, but I’m pretty sure if I say “October 17, 1989 at 5:04 pm,” most Bay Area residents would know exactly what I am talking about. Because 30 years ago today is a date that everyone in the Bay Area remembers. The biggest earthquake of most of our …
It’s time for my not-annual-enough playoff post about the Oakland A’s. I just love rooting for this team and I am so excited to take the kids to their first Oakland A’s playoff game tonight. And I’m hoping not their last. You see, the A’s have been very good about getting to the playoffs but …