Brian Huberman documentary filmmaker

Seattle multidisciplinary artist Paul Rucker created this animated video and music, which effectively demonstrates the dramatic growth of prison systems in America between 1778 and 2005. It's a visceral experience, to say the least: From the artist himself: "In May of 2009, I was honored to be part of a Prison Issues residency at the Blue Mountain Center. While there I had the honor of being in the company of some amazing people. Artists, activist from around the world provided over two weeks of inspiration, knowledge, and camaraderie. "While doing my individual research, I happened upon some maps created by Rose Heyer that showed the growth of the US Prison system. With that information, I was inspired to create Proliferation, an animated mapping of the US Prison system set to original music." Timeline Green Dots: 1778-1900 Yellow Dots: 1901-1940 Orange Dots: 1941-1980 Red Dots: 1981-2005 Nathan Eyring - Animation Aaron Bourget- Video Editing Rose Heyer - Research Troy Glessner - Music Mastering Learn more about the artist's work at paulrucker.com

If you've seen Battle in Seattle...you need to see this film also. The documentary is a quilt of compelling footage shot by over 100 independent filmmakers during the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle - and a strong example of the part filmmaking has to play in capturing important and fleeting movements and moments. Order a copy of the film via this Web site: http://www.thisisdemocracy.org/