Jib Jab 2011 in Review

For the best and worst of 2011, check out this video from JibJab:

Project: Overnight Success Team's Holiday Celebration

Cute JibJab video that my friend, Dane, put together for the holidays:

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Cinequest - Picture the Possibilities

Cinequest Picture the Possibilities (PTP) is a global leadership and youth movement to drive transformations in lives and communities worldwide. The video below gives an overview of Cinequest Picture the Possibilities (PTP) global impact to date and sets the table for a celebratory world premiere event during Cinequest Film Festival 22 (occurring Feb. 28 - Mar. 11). Check it out:

1st Natural Weight Loss Show Video

Beginning 11.11.11, I started a journey to naturally lose 50 lbs. in 6 months. I teamed up with my friend, Roberta Borchardt with YourWeightYourLife.com and we created the video below:

Check out NaturalWeightLossShow.com for blogs and videos on my journey thus far.

TED Talks - Jeremy Gilley: One day of peace

I'm quite sure no one has dreamed bigger than Jeremy! 
Here's a crazy idea: Persuade the world to try living in peace for just one day, every September 21. In this energetic, honest talk, Jeremy Gilley tells the story of how this crazy idea became real -- real enough to help millions of kids in war-torn regions. Check out Jeremy's very inspiring and motivational TED Talks speech below:

TED Talks - Magical Technology

I love movies, but I also love technology. So...I was fishing around online today and ran across this cool video from TED Talks. Check it out:

A Finger, Two Dots Then Me

The video below is Trailer of 'A Finger, Two Dots Then Me', which was a simply beautiful spoken-word piece based on a popular poem by renowned modern poet Derrick Brown. The film takes a dramatic look at death, life and love through the eyes of Brown, a beat poet who has performed around the world for the last decade both as a headliner and with bands such as the Flaming Lips and the Cold War Kids. The short film won Best of the Fest at the San Jose Short Film Festival last weekend. Check it out:

A Finger, Two Dots Then Me Trailer from David Holechek on Vimeo.

San Jose Short Film Festival

This weekend I'll be volunteering for the San Jose Short Film Festival.  As I was browsing trailers for the film festival, I ran across this CUTE short video simply titled, "BOB". You will understand the title if you watch the video to the very end. Check it out:

Sophia Grace and Rosie

Sometime in September 2011, the  Internet collectively "awwwwed" at the cuteness overload that was 8-year-old Sophia Grace Brownlee and her 5-year-old cousin Rosie dressed like little princesses, singing Nicki Minaj's hit song "Super Bass."
The adorable British girls join the ranks of Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift who've covered the song, but Sophia Grace knocked both of them out the park with her rendition. Check it out:

RIP Steve Jobs

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.
Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right. ~H.H. "Breaker" Morant

Barack Obama @ LinkedIn Town Hall

 As I'm currently on the job hunt, I thought this Town Hall Meeting with Barack Obama and LinkedIn CEO was very informative:

It's Never To Late to Change Your Dreams!

After watching the Dying to Do Letterman Documentary, I was shocked to hear the star of the movie would be a guest speaker at TEDx in San Jose a couple weeks later. Steve Mazan is one of the most inspirational people I've ever met. After watching this encouraging, humorous and motivational speech by Steve Mazan, you'll see why:
Steve Mazan's TEDx Speech


Dying to do Letterman is an award-winning indie documentary. Now YOU can help qualify it for an Academy Award®:

Cinequest 21 - Favorite Movies

There were many magnificent highlights and experiences at this year's Cinequest 21! I watched many great movies and some not so great movies, but will only discuss a couple of my favorites. As I am a huge documentary buff, I was very pleasantly surprised by two wonderful documentaries, "I AM" and "Dying to Do Letterman". Take a look at the trailers for these movies and view their websites for possible showings in your area or to learn more about these spectacular, innovative and informative movies.

I AM
Website: 

iamthedoc.com

Dying to do Letterman
Website: 

dyingtodoletterman.com

About Dying to do Letterman from Joke and Biagio on Vimeo.

Cinequest 21 - Connecting

Another great year at Cinequest! This year's festival was from March 1st to March 13th 2011.
Here are some of the special moments of Cinequest 21:
Cinequest Flickr Pics

I also had a small scene in this promo for Cinequest 21. See if you can find me:

Valentine's Day 2011

I thought I'd post this JibJab video for Valentine's Day, as it's one of our favorite songs and the video is a great depiction of our relationship:

An Interview with Mark Zuckerberg

TIME Magazine's Person of the Year!

TIME managing editor Rick Stengel sits down with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg at his company's Palo Alto headquarters:

100 GREATEST HITS OF YOUTUBE IN 4 MINUTES

Happy New Year! Check out the 100 Greatest Hits on YouTube in 4 minutes: