1000 THREADS WEAVEs YOUR STORY
1000 Threads is a current of history-in-the-making. It's a platform for visual storytelling. Whether personal or global, educational hybrid, or an offering for posterity, here is where stories come to life and find a shared audience.
In 2005, 1000 Threads was officially launched with the film “Kurt Stoeckel, Artist.” The film premiered at the de Young Museum along with Kurt’s artist-in-residence assignment there. A passionate supporter of artists and the Arts, I envisioned a production company that would create visual stories which would help the public understand and embrace an artist’s vision.
Since 2005 1000 Threads has produced 12 short films whose stories have explored the lives, philosophies, and work of visual and performing artists. On our journey of documenting these individuals - their work, contributions, and connections to the broader community - I became fascinated with a second theme: the lives of inspiring people in their 80s and 90s. Decades-long narratives present historical contexts that reflect culture through time; a life evolving, choices leading to specific transformations, fundamental structures that endure, all coalesce to shift creative histories.
“Jim Mizuki, An American Farmer”- 2023, set a new direction for the vision that 1000 Threads would like to share with audiences. As baby boomers head toward their “Golden Years,” how can I inspire them to live life to the fullest?
Films Produced by 1000 THREADS:
Rock Paper Paint: Art of the People 2024
Rex Amos A Man of Many Hats 2023
Albert Paley Thresholds 2017
Calixto Robles From the Heart 2015
Jack Kamesar, Fire and Spirit 2014
Shirley Gittelsohn, Fields of Color 2012
Rumi Tsuda, A Colony of One 2010
Owls of Bernal Hill 2009
Paul Dahlquist Photographer 2008
Centers of Creativity 2005
Kurt Stoeckel, Artist 2005