Abouna Selected for Riverside International Film Festival

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 …

So Much To Say About Music

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]   Are you here for playlists? Here are my favorite songs of 2022. Here are my friends’ favorite songs. And here’s the playlist of 90s songs I listened to quite a bit. All …

10 Reasons Why American Sports Fans Like Me Should Watch Formula 1

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? …

“Shots in the Dark” selected for five more festivals

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 …

“Shots in the Dark” Selected for Four Film Festivals

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

Interview with the Association of College and University Educators

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 …

What does it mean to #NeverForget?

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 …

On Sports and The Shutdown

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 …

Let’s Go Oakland

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 …

April 2018 Videos

Here are the 5 videos we made in April 2018   When Is Easter Again? An Explanation of Easter Dates by Andrew Ishak from Andrew Ishak on Vimeo. The Famous Basketball Player – by Andrew Ishak from Andrew Ishak on Vimeo. He Ate The Pie – A short by Andrew Ishak from Andrew Ishak on …