Dominic Howes, Co-Director & 2nd Camera
Posted by the listening project on Thursday, December 1st, 2005
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Dominic is co-owner of the Minneapolis based production company, Rikshaw Films. He has traveled extensively throughout the world making films and playing music. Dominic plays the Indian tabla drums and is a devoted exponent of the Hindustani classical music style from India.
In 2005 Mr. Howes completed the documentary film Awakening, for which he served as co-director. Awakening, filmed in Afghanistan, India, Colombia, and South Dakota, explores the emergence of micro-finance as a tool for economic empowerment and poverty alleviation. Awakening was given the Audience Award for best short documen-tary at the 2006 Santa Cruz International Film Festival.
Mr. Howes is an experienced home-builder focusing on eco-friendly construction practices. Dominic was a contributing author for Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods (2000) and his work was featured in the book, Building With Earth, by Paulina Wojciechowksa (2001).
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Enjoyed talking with you at Cafe Maude last night and all at my table enjoyed the music. Here’s the website: http://cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural-studio/
Much respect for you and your work, past and ongoing.