Videos by Geoffrey Jones
arts, dance, documentation, animation, education, puppetry, music video...
Events
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Princess Diana visits the Henry Street SettlementPrincess Diana visits the Henry Street Settlement in New York City on the Lower East Side. There was an employee section and I was the only video camera there. I was shocked when she turned and came right at me. She is touring the 100 year old settlement house with executive directors Danny Kronenfeld and Verona Middleton-Jeter Filmed by Geoffrey Jones.
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Arts
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Riding on a Blue NoteVincent D. Smith
A film by Geoffrey Jones. Artist Vincent D. Smith demonstates his process for monoprinting and describes his inspiration to jazz themes. The artist paints, prints and gives a tour of his solo exhibition, "Riding on a Blue Note, Monoprints on Jazz themes." Produced by the Henry Street Settlement Abrons Arts Center Gallery Education Program.
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Dance
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Adamantine Susan Marshall & Company
A 10 minute excerpt of Susan Marshall & Company's Adamantine, performed at Montclair State University in March 2009. Commissioned by Peak Performances @ Montclair. Shot and edited by Geoffrey Jones
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Animation
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Each Sky Has Its Words The Touchstone Center
Touchstone Center Publications presents an interpretive video of the book by Richard Lewis ,created by Geoffrey Jones. Music by Harry Mann. Narrated by Richard Lewis.
Originally written for the Touchstone Centers thematic exploration, Realms of Language, this poem is an evocation of the presence of language in the natural world. Illustrated with luminous black and white watercolors, this film can be enjoyed by all who have taken the time to listen and to observe the infinite ways nature speaks to us and to itself. |
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Henry Street Settlement Abrons Arts CenterPublic Service Announcement
Directed by Geoffrey Jones. A 30 second invitation to the Abrons Arts Center on the lower east side of manhattan and a glimpse of the many programs there. The center is part of the hundred year old Henry Street Settlement, founded by Lilian Wald.
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Puppets
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Academy Awards for Fraud and Corruption Penny Jones & Co. Puppets
A funny puppet satire where Bernie Madoff wins the lifetime achievement award for fraud. Penny Jones and Co. Puppets directed by Geoffrey Jones. A clip from the work in progress, "Paradise Deranged" by Edith Stephen Video Works. Puppets created and performed by master puppeteer Penny Jones. Written by Edith Stephen. Shot and edited by Geoffrey Jones
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Documentary
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The Thread At Play Cecilia Vicuña
Touchstone Center Publications presents poet and artist Cecilia Vicuña, documenting her workshops with children in a small mountain village school in Chilé, bringing them into a metaphoric celebration of their inward thoughts and playfulness. The result is a moving insight into the power of poetic thought to link children to the roots of their indigenous culture.
Edited by Cecilia Vicuña and Geoffrey Jones Camera and Sound by Claudio Mercado Touchstone Center Publications, 1999 |
Music Video
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Rez Mobb Big Flav and the Rez Mobb
New York's first Native American Indian anti-drug rap video shot entirely on the sovereign land of the Shinnecock Nation in the year 2000. Cinematography by Geoffrey Jones
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