Creating meaningful change is not something that most people are willing to take on, which stems from a general reluctance to take chances and create something new out of uncertainty. That is where the chaos pilots come in - the rare people who can take action and creatively lead a project through ambivalence.
It’s not easy, but it’s essential says Zenia Tata. Zenia is the Chief Impact Officer at XPrize, which looks to create solutions to some of our biggest global problems through “large-scale global incentive competitions.” Her perspective on our need for chaos pilots and how to become one is at the center of this show. Joining her are a few short documentaries profiling folks who are doing this work in their own artistic way. Bird’s Eye! showcases Petra Leary, a skater girl from New Zealand with no formal education, who learned to cope with ADHD and applied it as an asset to become an acclaimed aerial photographer. Yves & Variation tells the story of Manhattan concierge Yves Deshommes, who helps his apartment building’s residents with their everyday, while practicing his violin and then, returning to his homeland to help those way less fortunate. One Window focuses on artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann who believes art “is a gift that makes the world, and the people who view it, weirder - and as an artist, you get to spend your whole day straining to imagine ways to break your own ossified shortcuts and assumptions.” This show will be moderated by New Orleans-based journalist, writer and OT all-star, Gwen Thompkins.
Speakers: Zenia Tata, Lydia Cornett, Yves Deshommes, Katherine Tsu-Lan Mann
Films: Birds Eye! (7 min), One Window (3 min), Yves & Variation (16 min)
Moderator: Gwen Thompkins
David Holbrooke introduces our show moderator, New Orleans-based journalist and writer, Gwen Thompkins. Gwen memorably hosted the show "What Music Really Does To Us" at OT 2019, and returns to guide this thoughtful program about navigating chaos.
Creating meaningful change is not something that most people are willing to take on, which stems from a general reluctance to take chances and create something new out of uncertainty. That is where the chaos pilots come in - the rare people who can take action and creatively lead a project through ambivalence.
It’s not easy, but it’s essential says Zenia Tata. Zenia is the Chief Impact Officer at XPrize, which looks to create solutions to some of our biggest global problems through “large-scale global incentive competitions.” Her perspective on our need for chaos pilots and how to become one is at the center of this show. Joining her are a few short documentaries profiling folks who are doing this work in their own artistic way. Bird’s Eye! showcases Petra Leary, a skater girl from New Zealand with no formal education, who learned to cope with ADHD and applied it as an asset to become an acclaimed aerial photographer. Yves & Variation tells the story of Manhattan concierge Yves Deshommes, who helps his apartment building’s residents with their everyday, while practicing his violin and then, returning to his homeland to help those way less fortunate. One Window focuses on artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann who believes art “is a gift that makes the world, and the people who view it, weirder - and as an artist, you get to spend your whole day straining to imagine ways to break your own ossified shortcuts and assumptions.” This show will be moderated by New Orleans-based journalist, writer and OT all-star, Gwen Thompkins.
Speakers: Zenia Tata, Lydia Cornett, Yves Deshommes, Katherine Tsu-Lan Mann
Films: Birds Eye! (7 min), One Window (3 min), Yves & Variation (16 min)
Moderator: Gwen Thompkins
David Holbrooke introduces our show moderator, New Orleans-based journalist and writer, Gwen Thompkins. Gwen memorably hosted the show "What Music Really Does To Us" at OT 2019, and returns to guide this thoughtful program about navigating chaos.