Andalusia without sky This is a series from Southern Spain —Granada, Seville, the Alpujarra range, the coast at Nerja, and Cordoba. I was traveling to meet a colleague at a film conference, and spent a week exploring this magical region, Andalusia, alone. I had a recently broken heart. I think that brought a heightened awareness,…
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Archive for April, 2011 27 Apr 2011 Ranch: The Alan Wood Ranch Project (excerpt) No Comments Film The video cannot be shown at the moment. Please try again later. The Ranch Project was an art installation in the foothills of the Rockies, which Steve DeNure and I filmed over the course of year, through the…
Chris Lowry, M. Ed. is a media producer and musician. Before working for many years in international development and sustainability, he made films on art and music, and is currently working on a documentary feature about the Canadian cultural figure Ross Woodman, Rebel Angel. Chris was part of the original team that created the Journal…
Archive for May, 2013 24 May 2013 Sustainability In Action: People, Planet and Prosperity No Comments Words Sustainability In Action: People, Planet and Prosperity Metcalf Research Paper by Chris Lowry, August 2012 “Any cultural movement will fail if it can’t paint a picture of a world where people want to go to.” – Martin Luther…
Archive for October, 2013 18 Oct 2013 Welcome to Ecotone No Comments News July 2018 *** Please scroll down here for the latest Ecotone news and projects *** My Feet in Dixie, Head in the Cool Blue North. Our first performance of Jesse Winchester’s fine songs played to a full house at the Free Times…
About Chris Lowry Chris Lowry is an award winning media producer with a focus on deep sustainability. He has produced internationally acclaimed TV documentary, drama, and animated films. As a sustainability specialist Chris has a strong track record as producer, consultant and writer for clients in the private sector, NGOs, government and international agencies. He…
You can reach Ecotone Productions and Chris Lowry at 416-254-3677 chris@ecotone.ca
Archive for March 30th, 2011 30 Mar 2011 A Conversation with Northrop Frye about William Morris No Comments Words Interested in Frye, author of The Great Code? Ever heard of Morris, the English arts and crafts radical of the late 19th century? William Morris was a multi-disciplinary designer, poet, social activist, translator of ancient Icelandic…
Archive for March 28th, 2011 28 Mar 2011 A Taste of History: Toronto’s Craft Breweries 1 Comment News, Words It may surprise you to know that in the mid-19th century, every town in Ontario had a brewery and a tavern or two. During the 18th century, British soldiers in Canada were entitled to six pints…
Archive for March 25th, 2011 25 Mar 2011 Children, War, and The Forgotten Ground of Healing No Comments Words This essay deals with ways to focus on the strengths and gifts of communities, and especially children, in war and other adversity. It comes out of the many years that I worked in the field of…
Archive for March, 2011 25 Mar 2011 Chambers: Tracks and Gestures (Excerpt) No Comments Film Here is a clip from an award winning film I produced in 1981-82: a biography of the Canadian painter Jack Chambers. I worked with director/cinematographer John Walker and Altantis Films. “… a fascinating and invaluable portrait.” J. Hoberman, THE VILLAGE…
25 Mar 2011 Rocky Saint James Infirmary (traditional) When I came across the lyrics to this song in a book, it conjured up a long-dormant memory. I must have heard Louis Armstrong’s recording of it when I was a kid, so this arrangement grew out of that fragment of melody. This song has the alchemical…