Short Movie To Air On November 17

My short movie Escape From Jury Duty will debut on Community TV of Santa Cruz on November 17th and will also be able be webcast. The plot of my short comedy is about potential jurors coming up with absurd excuses to get dismissed from jury duty, something most people find identifiable. Movie was shot on … Continue reading Short Movie To Air On November 17

Going Up To Oregon To Watch The Eclipse

On October 14th this Saturday morning there's going to be a solar eclipse that's going to be very visible in Oregon, and a friend who lives about a half hour northeast of Roseburg has invited me to his eclipse party. I live alone and don't get out much so a chance to travel and be … Continue reading Going Up To Oregon To Watch The Eclipse

Fibbing Friday (9/15/23)

(Back to my prevaricating ways after a brief spell of honesty, good to be back. The theme of this installment is popular slogans, all of which look like they come from that longtime bastion of misdirection, advertising. Prompted by pensitivity101, link below.) https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/fibbing-friday-15th-september/ 1. Have a break, have a Kit Kat Family themed entertainment venue … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (9/15/23)

Movie Making Challenges

Finally shot all the footage for my short comedy Escape From Jury Duty on Sunday on September 3rd. I had my cast, my skeleton crew, my rented camera, and a conference room at the Satellite Workspace reserved to double as the jury assembly room. All the stars seemed aligned as I entered the Satellite at 9AM … Continue reading Movie Making Challenges

99 Word Prompt: Journey Home

(Flash fiction piece prompted by Carrot Ranch. I took the theme of journey home and made it a metaphor for the final journey everyone has to make, hence the unusually somber tone of this short fiction piece. Link below.) https://carrotranch.com/2023/08/15/august-15-story-challenge-in-99-words-2/ He recalled his last visit to the doctor's office and getting the bad news; terminal, … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Journey Home

New Short Movie Project

I've embarked on a new short movie, it's a farce about people trying to get out of jury duty and is based on a piece of flash fiction I wrote and posted a year and a half ago. https://robertkirkendall.com/2022/01/15/jury-duty-a-flash-fiction-piece/ Already have most of the cast, only need one more actor with a speaking role and … Continue reading New Short Movie Project

Attack Of The Sea Weasel!

Otter 841 of the Monterey Bay, the rascally little carnivore who's been terrorizing surfers and stealing their boards, has the potential to be a new horror movie concept. 841 of the 831 (the local area code) has made headlines all over the world with her antics and is gaining a following. People gather on the … Continue reading Attack Of The Sea Weasel!

Short Video By My Brother

Here's a short video shot by my younger brother Joe with his new Go Pro camera of him bicycling down a trail. Don't know exact location but it's in Nevada and I think it's near Lake Tahoe (my brother lives in Sparks). He posted this nifty little video to his YouTube channel and I'm sharing … Continue reading Short Video By My Brother