Humber faculty member Michael Glassbourg

“I have worked with Tiwaz a few times over the years.  He has two rare abilities: one is he is a fantastic script editor. The second is he can connect your writing with who you are emotionally.  He truly does help you write the best script possible. I recommend him highly as both an editor and a life skills coach.” — Michael Glassbourg 200903091448

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Andreas Blackwell

Humber faculty member guru on documentary film circuit

FROM: http://www.humber.ca/stories/ken_danby_documentary.htm

Published: April 8, 2008

What do a letter carrier, a manager of a book store, an operations manager for a clothing factory and a sheet metal worker have in common? They are all jobs that Humber faculty member Michael Glassbourg had before becoming one of Canada’s most successful documentary filmmakers. With an enthusiastic and free spirit he says “I did whatever it took to survive.” The Montreal-born Glassbourg started touring Canada as an actor shortly after leaving mid-way through a graduate program at Concordia University. The acting eventually led to writing and directing and after 25 years he moved into film and television production.

He has taught in Humber’s Film and Television Production program for the last 15 years and loves every moment of it. A shining example of someone who brings immediacy to the classroom, he has kept his feet wet in the film industry throughout his tenure at Humber by creating cutting-edge documentaries. His summers are spent filming some of the most remarkable contemporary artists and writers of our time. Glassbourg’s most recent work, which was just screened at The Montreal International Film Festival of Films on Art, is part of his ongoing Artist’s Life series.  The documentary features Canadian realist painter Ken Danby who is best known for his studies of anonymous sports figures and subjects from everyday life. “Danby was very reluctant to be profiled,” said Glassbourg. “He wasn’t happy with how he was featured in other instances. But he was aware of the other documentaries that I did and really liked them, so he agreed to be filmed. He really wanted us to focus on all his work, not just hockey, he was very enthusiastic.”

Part of Glassbourg’s uniqueness in his filmmaking is that he allows the artist to have a real voice. “You get to hear the artist talk about their process, you get to see them paint in their studios.”

Glassbourg has had a myriad of successes throughout his career including shooting over 150 half-hour shows for broadcast television.  He just finished a documentary called Policy Baby: The Journey of Rita/Bev an engaging story shot on a reserve in Manitoba which details the life of a native woman. It will be screened at Doxa Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver.

For more information on Humber’s Film and Television Production program, visit: http://postsecondary.humber.ca/04831.htm.

Michael Glassbourg, program co-ordinator
416.675.6622 ext. 4489
michael.glassbourg@humber.ca

I met Schneider a few years ago, and since then, I have been fortunate enough to receive his professional guidance on several occasions. So, if you will, allow me to sing the praises of this remarkable individual. Most recently, Schneider has helped me to negotiate my way through new working relationships in my efforts to become an established screenwriter. His guidance, as always, has been invaluable. He promotes the kind of concrete problem solving that leads to long term professional and personal development. After we examined my problem together, he helped me set achievable goals and develop a workable plan to reach them. But he did more than simply strategize. As a life skills professional, Schneider is one of a rare breed: he possesses the gift of empathy. He takes the time to understand not only what you are saying, but what you are feeling. And he goes beneath the surface of any problem. For me, he facilitated an examination of both the professional challenges I was facing as well as their deeper aspects—which in the long run, will be the most helpful of all. I can honestly say that, through working with Schneider, I have grown personally and professionally.

(signed: Brian Lynch)

 

What is a Life Skills Coach ?

A Life Skills Coach is a trained para-professional who is able to facilitate groups, model and evaluate skills and support individualized learning. Coaches work from their hearts, demonstrating with their lives, their growth, and through their range of emotion and depth of experience, the effective use of the skills that they offer to their participants. Coaches put themselves on the line, human to human (Allen, Mehal, Palmateer, & Sluser, 1995; Conger, 1973, p. 3; Curtiss & Friedman, 1973; Curtiss & Warren, 1973). (from CALSCA)