tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342898572024-03-07T13:34:49.187-08:00The LAFCO Bus Video BlogFilms and Videos from The LAFCO Bus<p>
<a href="http://lists.false-profit.com/listinfo/thelafcobus">SIGN UP FOR THE LAFCO MAILING LIST (CLICK HERE)</a>Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-26539937673421510262009-02-12T11:18:00.001-08:002009-02-12T11:18:58.425-08:00RESCUE: a little film by Tao Ruspoli<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-RESCUEALittleFilmByTaoRuspoli894.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-RESCUEALittleFilmByTaoRuspoli894.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-RESCUEALittleFilmByTaoRuspoli894.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">The other morning in Venice Beach I witnessed this rescue and turned it into a littile PSA for the International Bird Rescue Research Center....</div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-RESCUEALittleFilmByTaoRuspoli894.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-39814293758414447852008-12-13T01:23:00.001-08:002008-12-13T01:23:41.321-08:00Salton Sea Boat Races for World Record Speed on Water<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SaltonSeaBoatRacesForWorldRecordSpeedOnWater967.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SaltonSeaBoatRacesForWorldRecordSpeedOnWater967.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SaltonSeaBoatRacesForWorldRecordSpeedOnWater967.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">The Mangusta & LAFCO team visits the wonderful and bizarre Salton Sea, where they attempt to set world records for speed on water. </div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SaltonSeaBoatRacesForWorldRecordSpeedOnWater967.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-25154114958075636142008-11-19T18:44:00.001-08:002008-11-19T18:44:35.920-08:00Burning Man 2008<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-BurningMan2008520.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-BurningMan2008520.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-BurningMan2008520.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">A small taste of the Playa from Burning Man 2008, presented by Mangusta LAFCO Productions.</div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-BurningMan2008520.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-66161642222861159752008-05-07T14:57:00.001-07:002008-05-07T14:57:26.066-07:00MARFA, My Dear<center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="256" wmode="transparent" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MARFAMyDear594.flv%3Fsource%3D3"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MARFAMyDear594.flv%3Fsource%3D3" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><span>An improvised absurdity starring Jaclyn Jonet, Black Moses and Lola "Prosciutto" Ruspoli. Directed by Tao Ruspoli, based on a story by Olivia Wilde<br />www.lafco.tv<br />www.marfafilmfestival.org</span></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MARFAMyDear594.m4v">MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MARFAMyDear304.m4v">MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MARFAMyDear594.flv">Flash Video (.flv)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-19349673905991904872008-04-18T12:57:00.001-07:002008-04-18T12:57:50.115-07:00New FIX Trailer!<center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="256" wmode="transparent" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FixTrailer3g510.flv%3Fsource%3D3"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FixTrailer3g510.flv%3Fsource%3D3" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><span>"Brash, cool and energetic ... a wild ride." - Variety<br /><br />"A bold new style and talent." - Oliver Stone<br /><br /> "Ruspoli has succeeded in creating a film that not only compliments<br />Los Angeles' multi-faceted landscape, but meditates on it. While FIX<br />is everything one would hope - a frenetic, Odyssey-like journey<br />through an underbelly of drug culture and addiction, it's when the<br />film reaches moments of silence that its true voice speaks clear,<br />deeply exploring notions of family, loss, and ultimately redemption."<br />- Daniel Casey, Slamdance Programmer<br /><br /> "Fix has the gritty energy of 'Go', the speedy with of 'Arrested<br />Development' and a magnificent visual panache!" - IndieWire<br /><br /> "Funny, sad, dangerous, endearing; all the hallmarks of a big-money<br />blockbuster are here, delivered with an effortless reality and<br />spontaneity that no budget can buy ..." - M. Bradley, edhat.com<br /><br />a film by Tao Ruspoli<br />more at www.fixthemovie.com</span></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FixTrailer3g510.m4v">MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FixTrailer3g510.flv">Flash Video (.flv)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-78866210247143618872008-02-28T01:39:00.001-08:002008-02-28T01:39:51.780-08:00Flamenco: A Personal Journey part 1 of 10 A Film by Tao Ruspoli<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FlamencoAPersonalJourneyPart1Of10AFilmByTaoRuspoli219.m4v"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FlamencoAPersonalJourneyPart1Of10AFilmByTaoRuspoli219.m4v.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FlamencoAPersonalJourneyPart1Of10AFilmByTaoRuspoli219.m4v">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><p><span>An unprecedented look at the Gypsy Flamenco lifestyle in Spain. <br /></span></p><p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FlamencoAPersonalJourneyPart1Of10AFilmByTaoRuspoli219.m4v">MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-11186368201527763622008-02-11T10:42:00.001-08:002008-02-11T10:42:34.984-08:00Tao Ruspoli director's reel v.1<center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="256" wmode="transparent" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliDirectorsReelV1223.flv%3Fsource%3D3"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliDirectorsReelV1223.flv%3Fsource%3D3" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliDirectorsReelV1842.m4v">MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliDirectorsReelV1773.m4v">MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliDirectorsReelV1223.flv">Flash Video (.flv)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-67146229470218387502008-02-08T23:13:00.001-08:002008-02-08T23:13:00.603-08:00Pocket Change Prologue<center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="256" wmode="transparent" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangePrologue400.flv%3Fsource%3D3"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangePrologue400.flv%3Fsource%3D3" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangePrologue400.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangePrologue400.flv">Flash Video (.flv)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-29453325150170336782007-09-28T11:35:00.001-07:002007-09-28T11:35:45.319-07:00Pocket Change Trailer 2<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangeTrailer2948.m4v"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangeTrailer2948.m4v.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangeTrailer2948.m4v">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">The LAFCO Bus crosses America.</div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-PocketChangeTrailer2948.m4v">MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-13794528415476594652007-09-11T03:03:00.001-07:002007-09-11T03:03:03.738-07:00FIX trailer Starring Shawn Andrews, Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Dedee Pfeiffer <code><center><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="256" wmode="transparent" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FIXTrailerStarringShawnAndrewsOliviaWildeMegalynEchikunw677.flv%3Fsource%3D3"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/flvplayer.swf?autoStart=false&file=http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FIXTrailerStarringShawnAndrewsOliviaWildeMegalynEchikunw677.flv%3Fsource%3D3" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object></center></code><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><p>Trailer for Fix, a new feature film by Tao Ruspoli</p><p>Starring Shawn Andrews, Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, & Dedee Pfeiffer </p><p>www.fixthemovie.com </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FIXTrailerStarringShawnAndrewsOliviaWildeMegalynEchikunw677.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FIXTrailerStarringShawnAndrewsOliviaWildeMegalynEchikunw677.flv">Flash Video (.flv)</a>, <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-FIXTrailerStarringShawnAndrewsOliviaWildeMegalynEchikunw566.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-52027987182300902412007-05-02T23:34:00.001-07:002007-05-03T10:31:38.538-07:00Olivia Wilde Interview<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=222192&source=3&autoplay=false&file_type=flv&player_width=640&player_height=360"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_222192"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliInterviewsOliviaWilde878.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_222192(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliInterviewsOliviaWilde878.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliInterviewsOliviaWilde878.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_222192(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div><script type="text/javascript"> play_blip_movie_222192();</script> </center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">Actress Olivia Wilde (Black Donnellys, OC, Alpha Dog) talks about the play she is currently doing in New York, Beauty on the Vine, as well as the relationship between art, politics, and activism, and her work for Doctors Without Borders.<P><br />Get tickets at <a href="http://www.epictheatrectr.org/">http://www.epictheatrectr.org/</a><br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-TaoRuspoliInterviewsOliviaWilde878.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div>Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-31353152627173911622007-05-01T16:58:00.001-07:002007-05-01T16:58:08.696-07:00Momenti con Papa' Dado<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MomentiConPapaDado576.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MomentiConPapaDado576.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MomentiConPapaDado576.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">A film about my father made shortly after he died for his small children Theodore and Melusine. Features some of his best poetry and stories (in italian)<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-MomentiConPapaDado576.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-23155647737544030252007-05-01T14:21:00.001-07:002007-05-01T14:21:07.265-07:00¡Viva Barstow!<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-VivaBarstow553.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-VivaBarstow553.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-VivaBarstow553.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">An absurd tale of love and revenge, indians and vikings in the mojave desert. A film by Tao Ruspoli, Jonah Salt Greenberg and Steve Newman. <br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-VivaBarstow553.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-91342112358664167702007-05-01T13:47:00.001-07:002007-05-01T13:47:23.642-07:00Skateboard Diaries<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SkateboardDiaries962.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SkateboardDiaries962.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SkateboardDiaries962.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">Tao narratest the adventures of the LAFCO bus in Northern California in 2001 from his skateboard...<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-SkateboardDiaries962.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-5247448547017200382007-05-01T11:55:00.001-07:002007-05-01T11:55:34.024-07:00Dado Ruspoli: A Portrait<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DadoRuspoliAPortrait339.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DadoRuspoliAPortrait339.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DadoRuspoliAPortrait339.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">Tao Ruspoli's first film...a poetic homage to his father, Prince Dado Ruspoli. Made in in 1995 and shot on 8mm film.<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DadoRuspoliAPortrait339.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-90688774488479591382007-05-01T00:00:00.001-07:002007-05-01T00:00:06.637-07:00DJ 80: The DJ Diva<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DJ80TheDJDiva904.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DJ80TheDJDiva904.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DJ80TheDJDiva904.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">a short film by Tao Ruspoli<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-DJ80TheDJDiva904.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-14581310049259427992007-04-28T16:15:00.000-07:002007-05-02T23:18:13.139-07:00Out of Control<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-OutOfControl193.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-OutOfControl193.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-OutOfControl193.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><p>a film by Tao Ruspoli, 2001<br /></p><p>music by the chemical brothers </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-OutOfControl193.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div>Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-23451845125823258602007-04-25T08:37:00.001-07:002007-04-25T10:26:43.621-07:00Camjackers<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-Camjackers395.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-Camjackers395.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-Camjackers395.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><p>Trailer for LAFCO's first feature film, Camjackers.</p><p><span>"It´s cool, man. We´ve got black friends!"</span></p><p>Two rich, clueless film school grads ( The Filmfakers) are shooting a ghetto interpretation of an ancient Greek play on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Their equipment is borrowed by three street youths (The Camjackers), who shoot a compelling documentary on underground hiphop. The Filmfakers rip off The Camjackers´ film and rise to fame and fortune. The Camjackers see their stolen work on TV and seek revenge. </p><p> </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-Camjackers395.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div>Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-10659732213425854452007-03-21T02:30:00.001-07:002007-03-21T02:30:14.179-07:00COUNTERVIEWS: Robbie Conal, guerilla poster artist - Interview by Tao Ruspoli<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-COUNTERVIEWSRobbieConalGuerillaPosterArtistInterviewByT811.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-COUNTERVIEWSRobbieConalGuerillaPosterArtistInterviewByT811.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-COUNTERVIEWSRobbieConalGuerillaPosterArtistInterviewByT811.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><p><strong>Robbie Conal</strong> is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States">American</a> guerilla <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poster">poster</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist">artist</a> noted for his gnarled, grotesque depictions of U.S. political figures of note. A former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie">hippie</a>, he is noted for his use of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipe">snipes</a> to distribute his poster art throughout a city overnight.</p><p>Conal's parents were both union organizers, and he grew up in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan">Manhattan</a>. He received his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree">bachelor's degree</a> in fine arts from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_State_University">San Francisco State University</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968">1968</a> and his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Fine_Arts">MFA</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University">Stanford University</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978">1978</a>. He moved to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles%2C_California">Los Angeles</a> area in 1984, where he currently resides. Conal is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjunct_Professor">Adjunct Professor</a> of Painting & Drawing at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_California">University of Southern California</a>'s Roski School of Fine Arts.</p><p>Conal's work has been featured in numerous publications, including <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_%28magazine%29">Time</a></em>, <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek">Newsweek</a></em>, the <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times">New York Times</a></em>, the <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times">Los Angeles Times</a></em>, as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS">CBS</a>'s <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Morning">This Morning</a></em> and <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Rose">Charlie Rose</a></em>. He was the subject of the 1992 documentary <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_No_Bills">Post No Bills</a></em> directed by filmmaker <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Walker_%28filmmaker%29">Clay Walker</a>. He has also written two books, <em>Art Attack: The Midnight Politics Of A Guerrilla Artist</em> and <em>Artburn,</em> a collection of his work published in the alternative newspaper <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Weekly">L.A. Weekly</a>. He has been awarded grants by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts">National Endowment for the Arts</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Trust">Getty Trust</a>.</p><p>In 2004, Conal joined artists <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey">Shepard Fairey</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mear_One">Mear One</a> to create a series of "anti-war, anti-Bush" posters for a street art campaign called "Be the Revolution" for the art collective Post Gen.</p><p>Conal was also one of the 112 members at the "Table of Free Voices" event in Berlin.</p><p>One of Conal's posters is prominently displayed in a scene in the 1999 film <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Insider_%28film%29">The Insider</a></em>.</p><p>(from wikipedia)</p><p> </p><p>Interview by Tao Ruspoli from the LAFCO Bus</p><p>www.ruspoli.com   www.lafco.tv</p><p> </p><p>for CounterPunch</p><p>www.counterpunch.org </p></div><div 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Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-39857653616429703692007-03-09T07:43:00.001-08:002007-03-09T07:43:56.358-08:00Just Say Know part 4<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart4784.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart4784.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart4784.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description"><p>Tao Ruspoli's award winning documentary about heroin and opium addiction in his family. part 4 of 5</p><p>www.ruspoli.com </p></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart4784.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-66204879512817581822007-03-07T23:04:00.001-08:002007-03-07T23:04:38.903-08:00Just Say Know part 3<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart3723.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart3723.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart3723.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">Tao Ruspoli's award winning documentary about heroin and opium addiction in his family. Part 3 of 5<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart3723.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34289857.post-56259714088985873962007-03-06T16:15:00.001-08:002007-03-06T16:15:22.080-08:00Just Say Know part 2<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart2807.mov"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart2807.mov.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart2807.mov">Watch the Video</a></center><br /><br /> <div class="blip_description">Tao Ruspoli's award winning documentary on heroin and opium addiction in his family. part 2 of 5<br /></div><div class="formats_available" style="margin-top: 15px;"><b>Formats available</b>: <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Ruspoli-JustSayKnowPart2807.mov">Quicktime (.mov)</a></div><br />Tao Ruspolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880372447042696455noreply@blogger.com0