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Richard Jackman
Producer / Director / Videographer

Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands (in production)
Producer, Director, Videographer
Documentary about a 36-year-old squatter settlement in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Work-in-progress screenings in Christiania, Copenhagen December 2007 and Northwest Film Forum,
Seattle, Washington February 2008

Seattle Shakespeare Company, September 2007
Videographer
Fundraising / promotional video commissioned by Seattle Shakespeare Company.

Me and Little Andy, July 2007.
Videographer
Karaoke video for the Second Annual Karaoke Video Challenge at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle

Passages Northwest 2007, March 2007.
Videographer
Fundraising / promotional video commissioned by Passages Northwest, a non-profit organization.

Love Hurts, August 2006.
Videographer
Karaoke Video for the First Annual Karaoke Video Challenge at Northwest Film Forum.

What You Sing Might Save You, April 2006.
Videographer
Three camera video of live performance with Nick Garrison and Sissyfist at Re-bar, Seattle.

Passages Northwest 2006, March 2006.
Producer, Director, Videographer
Fundraising / promotional video commissioned by Passages Northwest, a non-profit organization.

Education

Master of Architecture, post-professional program, University of Washington, Seattle, March 2006.

Thesis title: Building Anarchy: Christiania as an Alternative Building Culture. Focus on design-build and participatory design. Participated in design-build projects in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Rainier Valley, Seattle, Toppenish, Washington, and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.

Danish 1 and 2, Studieskolen, Copenhagen, Denmark, May-July 2005.
Beginning Danish, Nordic Heritage Center, Seattle, WA, January –March 2005.
Bachelor of Architecture, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1981.

Grants and Scholarships

4Culture, King County grant - $2,500 for continued production of Christiania:Our Heart is in Your Hands

4Culture, King County – 2008/2009 Talent Roster for Video Production

Northwest Film Forum Progress in Works grant, February 2008.

Grant providing facilities for work-in-progress screening.

Christiania Researcher in Residence, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2007 and September 2006.
Lodging and technical support for production of Christiania: Our Heart is in Your Hands.

University of Washington Huckabay Teaching Fellowship, September-December 2005.
Fellowship to research teaching of participatory design in the architecture design-build studio.

Christiania Researcher in Residence, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2005.
Lodging and technical support granted to research the architecture of Christiania, Copenhagen.

University of Washington Valle Scholarship, April-August, 2005.
Traveling scholarship and stipend to research the architecture of Christiania, Copenhagen.

University of Washington Department of Architecture Charles Lea Memorial Scholarship, May 2004.
Tuition scholarship for academic achievement.

New York State Council on the Arts grants, 1990/1991 and 1992/1993
Research grant for a survey of 331 AIDS housing projects in the US.

Professional Affiliations
Member, Wiggly World Studios and Northwest Film Forum

Related Experience
Practicing architect since 1981; licensed since 1987.

Conferences and Workshops
The Shadow City – The Paradox of Planning, Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 9, 2005.
Seventh Annual Northwest EcoBuilding Guild Retreat, Port Orchard, WA, October 2004.
City Repair Workshop, Seattle, WA, September 19, 2004.
Fifth Pacific Rim Participatory Community Design Conference, Seattle, WA, September 2-5, 2004.
Pomegranate Center’s Second Annual Gathering: Community-Built Gathering Places, Seattle, May 6,
2004.
Fifth Annual Northwest EcoBuilding Guild Retreat, Port Orchard, WA, October 2002.