Behind-the-scene production stills from our wetheat.tv and miamiHeights films, and our special contemporary art events.
March 9 2011, 7.15pm: wide view of a sold-out house at the Tower Theater for the world premiere of "making sh*t up" as an an invited official entry to the 2011 Miami International Film Festival; producer Grela Orihuela in foreground. This is the second feature-length documentary film in our miamiHeights series. (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting a "Studio Drive-By" episode of Gavin Perry in his Wynwood studio as he completes work for a Snitzer Gallery solo show opening that week (photo by Bruno Alonso Boza) |
"miamiHeights: Hernan Bas" screened on closing night at lo Schermo dell'Arte (Screen of the Arts) film festival in Florence in November 2009. Right-left: festival Director Silvia Lucchesi, Producer Grela Orihuela, Director Bill Bilowit, and Associate Producer Pablo Pagan introduce the film (photo courtesy lo Schermo dell'Arte) |
During the "miamiHeights: Hernan Bas" 2009 European premiere trip, right-left: lo Schermo dell'Arte Public Relations Director Leonardo Bigazzi, "Great Contemporary Art Bubble" Director Ben Lewis, miamiHeights Director Bill Bilowit & Producer Grela Orihuela (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
March 29, 2009 at The Brooklyn Museum's Cantor auditorium, the Q&A with Hernan Bas and guest moderator Bert Rodriguez after the U.S. premiere of "miamiHeights: HernanBas" (photo by Michelle Temple) |
At the Miami premiere of "miamiHeights: Hernan Bas" on April 17, 2009, right-left: Don Rubell, Grela Orihuela, Mera Rubell, Hernan Bas, Bert Rodriguez, Bill Bilowit, Pablo Pagan (photo by Zack Balber) |
Interviewing Hernan Bas in his former Biscayne Boulevard studio during principal shooting of his "miamiHeights" episode (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting preparation details for a performance/installation at Seattle's Western Bridge during production of "miamiHeights: Bert Rodriguez" (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
For our Bert Rodriguez episode of "miamiHeights", Grela Orihuela interviewing Vito Acconci in his Brooklyn studio (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting the "Studio Drive-By" episode of Frances Trombly in her Design District studio (photo by Grela Orihuela) |
Shooting the Hernan Bas episode of "miamiHeights" in his Wynwood studio (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Producer Grela Orihuela uses a cinderblock to gain height to reach the interview subject's eyeline during an interview shoot (photo by Grela Orihuela) |
Shooting an interview of student Jason Flores during opening night of The LAB (Locust Art Builders) in July 2010 for an episode of the "Why Me?" series on wetheat.tv (photo by Elaine Orihuela) |
Christina Quinlan shows us the 'zine created by herself and the other eight students of The LAB (Locust Art Builders) during opening night shooting in July 2010 for an episode of the "Why Me?" series on wetheat.tv (photo by Elaine Orihuela) |
Shooting a "Studio Drive-By" episode of Jen Stark in her Wynwood studio (photo by Grela Orihuela) |
Early in a night of shooting 50 interviews among the 2nd Saturday crowds of visitors to Locust Projects in July 2009, for the wetheat.tv Specials program "BALLS in the AIR" (photo by Elaine Orihuela) |
The hard-working crew of the wetheat.tv Specials program "BALLS in the AIR" after wrap on July 11, 2009 (see list of crew here) (photo by Elizabeth Renfrow) |
Shooting an interview with collectors Shelley Fox Aarons and Philip Aarons in New York City during production of "miamiHeights: Hernan Bas" (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Producer Grela Orihuela with artist Manny Prieres during interview shooting of "miamiHeights: Bert Rodriguez" (photo by Michelle Gomez) |
Shooting an episode of "Their First Time" with Debra Scholl at World Class Boxing (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting the Bert Rodriguez episode of "miamiHeights" at a Bass Museum exhibition of the artist's work in 2009 (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting a "Studio Drive-By" episode of Lee Materazzi (on a particularly hot day) (photo by Grela Orihuela) |
Bill Bilowit shooting "miamiHeights: Bert Rodriguez" at ArtLA 2008 (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting a "Their First Time" episode at Miami Art Museum with (former) Director Terence Riley (photo by Elaine Orihuela) |
Shooting a "Studio Drive-By" episode of sculptor Richard Haden (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting an interview of artist Rachel Feinstein in her New York City studio during production of "miamiHeights: Hernan Bas" (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Grela Orihuela poses with Miami artist Mike Vasquez at ArtLA 2008 |
Shooting the set-up at Bert Rodriguez' "Biennial Close-Out Sale" in the left half of the Snitzer Gallery booth at ArtLA 2008 for the Bert Rodriguez episode of "miamiHeights" (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting a "Studio Drive-By" season one episode capturing the action of Loriel Beltran's marathon paint-pouring session with his funnel-dripper (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Bill Bilowit gets a wide shot of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium during ArtLA 2008, while shooting the Bert Rodriguez episode of "miamiHeights" (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
For "miamiHeights: Bert Rodriguez", shooting an exit interview of Chen Tamir, one of many therapy cube "patients" participating in Bert Rodriguez' "In the beginning..." installation/performance at the 2008 Whitney Biennial (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting a "Studio Drive-By" episode of Mike Vasquez in his Biscayne Boulevard studio (photo by Pablo Pagan) |
Shooting a "Studio Drive-By" episode of Bhakti Baxter in his Design District studio (photo by Grela Orihuela) |