Some incredibly inspiring words of wisdom from actor Rainn Wilson, speaking on camera for Big Think

I Originally found this while cruising through this insightful post entitled “How to Steal Like an Artist”. While I don’t agree 100% with everything Austin has to say about the nature of the creative process, he nails a lot of good stuff right on the head, including this gem:

While it may take a lifetime to build the skillz to do any of this, moments like these show you how amazing humanity can be.

ReMade: The Rebirth of the Maker Movement (1st Trailer) from Electromagnate on Vimeo.

Yet another cool kickstarter project and looks like a great demographic to focus on.

“We are currently filming a documentary that explores the state and direction of the Maker and Hackerspace movement in America. We’re visiting hackerspaces and makerspaces across the nation in an attempt to show the incredible innovation, creativity, struggles and triumphs that exemplify these spaces. Our goal is to help everyone understand what hackerspaces and makerspaces are doing, how they are doing it and how the Maker Movement is changing the world.”

shinya kimura @ chabott engineering from Henrik Hansen on Vimeo.

http://www.khanacademy.org/

The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere.
We are complementing Salman’s ever-growing library with user-paced exercises–developed as an open source project–allowing the Khan Academy to become the free classroom for the world.

Brilliant and innovative.

Steve Berra (The Berrics) joins Mexican skaters Jesus Gonzalez, Eder Martinez, Mario Saenz, Angel Santiago and American Luis Tolentino for this Burn Ignite film, shot on location in Mexico City.

This film was created alongside two short-form documentaries, one featuring Jess Kimura and the all girl hardcore snowboarding film collective Peep Show, the other is a portrait that celebrates the electric lyrics and gritty beat artistry of rapper/poet Julius Wright, aka Lyrical God.

Directed by Garth Davis
DOP: Greig Fraser
Camera: Canon 5D(!)
Music written produced & performed by Django Django

HBO “I Still Have A Soul” from Paradise Square Films on Vimeo.

HBO spec piece from live TDS on 09/29/2010.

As It Happens from renan ozturk on Vimeo.

A transcendent journey to Mt Everest with some incredibly talented photographers/videographers.