The Great Transition Initiative (GTI) at the Tellus Institute (Cambridge, MA) has selected Martha Van Der Bly’s article, “Welcome to the Gynocene,” as a featured article on Paul Raskin’s essay, “Interrogating the Anthropocene: Truth and Fallacy.” You can read the article here: https://greattransition.org/gti-forum/anthropocene-van-der-bly Welcome to the Gynocene Contribution to GTI Forum Interrogating the Anthropocene: Truth and…
Martha collaborates on short film ‘Until Then’
UNTIL THEN – In loving memory of her beloved friend Jackie Thorburn, Martha shared the story of their friendship and contributed some voice-over work to a beautiful short film called Until Then. Jackie, a free spirit, doting mother and lover of the arts, passed away unexpectedly and much too young. For ever in our hearts….
Loving the planet! Martha in eco-action in the Serra da Estrela
Yes to the planet! No to litter! Something funny happened. Martha took part in an eco-cleanup, removing litter from the area around the Torre in the Serra da Estrela, at 2000m the highest point of Portugal. The action was featured on Portugese TV… and Martha was interviewed why she as a tourist (or more factual:…
Martha’s participates with ‘Eva’s Mission’ in Lisbon Docs
October 2019 – Organized by the European Documentary Network, Martha pitches Eva’s Mission for a panel of international broadcasters, distributors and commissioning editors. http://www.evasmission.com LISBON DOC2019 EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY NETWORK
MARTHA FILMS IN LONDON
October 2019 – sees Martha filming in London, returning to her old neighbourhood Camden after a soulsearching seven year journey of exploring the dark past of humanity, of the world, of Europe, her own country, her city, yes even of the street where she lives… and ultimately exploring the darkness inside herself. – http://www.evasmission.com
BOOK LAUNCH OF ‘PONDERING IN THE DARK’ in LONDON
3 October 2019 – Finally, the secret is out! For many, many months Martha worked with many, many people on a surprise present for the 90th birthday of Eva Schloss, namely a beautiful tri-lingual publication of poems and paintings of her brother Heinz Geiringer (1926- 1929), written and painted while in hiding in Soestdijk (6…