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LifeIsBeautifulBecauseItMust™ #Actor #Director #SingerSongwriter #LGBT #CivilRights #ClimateChange

Life Is Beautiful Because It Must™ 
©Cali Lili™2014
All Rights Reserved
Property Of :        

Cali Lili Indies™

Pictures

Words
Music
In
Motion™
FeMtO™StudiO
FeMPoWered™

Life Is Beautiful Because It Must™ 

©Cali Lili

I live my life in a positive frame of mind, guided by nature.

The Sky, Ocean, Birds, Fish, People, and Art, inspire me.

Life Is Beautiful, because it MUST.

The other day, I heard a discussion about “Nihilism”

On the always excellent NPR Shows “Radiolab”/”OnTheMedia”

What I heard, inspired me to share,

This Moment In History, is Critical For Both Humanity

and Nature,

and also, for the Artist.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ALERT. The Artist is in CRISIS.

“Posturing” and “Look At Me” Culture Hogging

by the One Percent,

Or the No Percent

Buying, Thieving, Or Bullying CULTURE

In Acts of gluttony.

Every Artist you know, can share stories

of outright “Thieving” by some Hack,

shamelessly, gleefully picking out  ”Materials”

from living breathing artists,

expecting us to be grateful for their theft –

We then become like an Abused Wife in a Domestic Crisis,

Making Excuses for the Abuser …

because we Love What We Do

and are there-fore vulnerable to the Cynics.

Yes, as artists, we all use the world as our “Material” –

and yes “creative commons” has it’s place

(it’s own form of optimistic nihilism)

but there is a reality out here for the 21st Century Artist,

the same reality for every artist in every century ….

We are the keepers of the innocence …

but I worry for our own innocence,

if we become cynics too … 

If we are silent, maybe catatonic?

when our work is “abused” and as society’s lack of

respect for the artist deepens –

we open our mouths in a “silent scream” –

watching those with Self-Satisfied Cash 

Or Soul-Killing Petty Theft

“Buy” Or Steal their way

into a world of Sacred Craft and Holy Grit.

Dear World, Culture is made, not bought.

Artists are the Shamans,

the Mystics,

We Enter Caves daily 

Emerging for you,

and we don’t do it for the money,

You will know us by our love.

But HELL … we do need to eat,

we need roofs over our heads too,

we are Ninety-Niners

which is why we experienced the Crisis

before that expression was ever born. 

So, to get back to my grappling with

the Discussion about “Nihilism” in all it’s forms, 

I am proposing, that dialectic itself, is a cure for Nihilism

( if one wants a cure, and i do ). 

I’ve recently shot a film

 eVe n’ god™ this female is not yet rated™

now in post-production

( See Trailer Link Below)

which, “argues” that point.

I Make Art to Communicate,

To Contribute to the Dialogue between us

Because I Believe It Saves Us Daily.

Life Is Beautiful, because it MUST. ™

~              ~             ~

Meditations On Days Of eVe™ :

                                eVe n’ god™

                     this Female is Not Yet Rated™

                  A Conversation, Long Overdue™

                We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybFeysEAHtk

The Cali Lili Indies™ 

©Cali Lili™2014
All Rights Reserved
Property of Cali Lili™

__________________________________________________

~          ~          ~

DAYS of EVE™ 

© Cali Lili™  2014

Meditations On :

                                   eVe n’ god™

                   this Female is Not Yet Rated™

                  A Conversation, Long Overdue™

                We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybFeysEAHtk

Dream About A Dream, About A Dream ™ 

by ©Cali Lili 2011, 2014

I Listen

To the Speeches of Dr. King

I Listen

To The Voice of Martin Luther King Jr. 

Because I love Great Music.

The Force and Lift of this Great Man’s Words,

This Great Man’s Spirit,

His Voice,

Undeniable.

The Great Mind of this Great Man,

Eternal.

Mother Earth

Is forever Blessed With our Fortune,

Martin Luther King Jr.  Lives

Among us, 

Still

Loves us,

So very much.

So,

One day,  

I had a Dream Too.

A Dream,

About A Dream,

About A Dream.

In that Dream, I heard the word :  “Woman” 

Spoken,

In that Great,

Voice,

The Voice of Justice.

“She” is Equal

In the Voice,Equal to ”Man” and “Mankind.”

“She” is “Woman”

And Also

“She” Embodies

The Multiplicity of LGBT

The Blossoming Of Every Gender

Under The Civil Rights Rainbow™

“She” Bridges 

“She” Completes the “HerStory” 

In “HiStory”

Thus Embracing “Femme” in Every One.

I heard the words :   “Sisters” … and “SisterHood,”

Equal,

To the words “Brother” and “BrotherHood,”

Celebrating Every Gender Identity

On a Never Ending Spectrum 

Of Love Equals Love …

I Listen

To the Speeches of Dr. King

And I know 

That I hear him right.

~ ~ ~

Humanity Must Grow As Sophisticated

As Technology Or We Lose Both™

URGENT OPEN LETTER :

Humanity Must Grow

As Sophisticated

As Technology

Or We Lose Both™

The Very Same Problems 

That Plague Civilizations

Globally + Throughout History,

All Stem 

From The Suppression of Our Humanity

By The Prophets of Profit.

Well,

It’s time for a FeMPoWrd™ Economy

And It’s time For Some HerStory in History

Listen Up,

Your Mother Earth is Talking!

The Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Is ALOFT™

VenusBeach™

City Of Angels

Cutting Edge Of The Pacific™

~ ~ ~

Support The Arts ; SusTainTheARTist™

To Support Ongoing Projects  ~> 

http://www.patreon.com/user?u=232260

Meditations on the Road 2 Release  ~>

                         See The Current Trailer:

                   Upcoming Motion Picture + Album

#DisruptMisogyny™  #21stCenturyLesbian™ #21stCenturyGirl™ .

        eVe n’ god™this Female is Not Yet Rated™

            #Movie #Album  #IndieFilm  #Trailer

              http://tmblr.co/ZpPpSv17jgYiB 

21stCentury GirlZ™ Video Teaser 

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/65547494446/globalfratparty-tm-over-we-made-this-4-u-cali

We Are:

IndieGoGreen™

UpCycled

FeMPoWrd™

Production Company

Specializing In :

One Of a Kind

Trademark

Signature Style

Human Rights Themed

Indie Content.

We APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Pictures
Words
Music
In
Motion™

We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

All Content :  ©™Cali Lili™ Indies ; FeMtO™StudiO

Signature Trademark Indies,  Trademark Property of © Cali Lili™

Artist Rights Rigorously Documented + Enforced.

Part 1 CURRENT : Ongoing  Interview by MondoFilm

http://mondofilmpodcast.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-interview-with-filmmaker-cali-lili.html?spref=fb

2012 Radio Interview  : 

http://tmblr.co/ZDxrEs10XIvZW 

INTERVIEW BEGINS at :      11:04 U can Fast Forward thru it  ~>

http://newspatriots.com/CaliInterview.mp3

Election Train™ Music Video 

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/56544252032/voting-rights-count-as-votes-election-train-tm …

Love Story In Spirals & Triangles™

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/63690369440/we-dont-fall-in-love-we-rise-tm-oct-11-national … …

The Walking Liberties™

Right2Love™Right2Live™

Right2WalkInLIberty™

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/57980933126/walkingliberties-tm-a-walkingcollage-tm-for

Dream About a Dream About a Dream™

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/62314755201/a-dream-about-a-dream-about-a-dream-by-c-cali …

Link To : 

I Have A Dream : by MLK Jr. :

‘http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf

4 The 1GlobalGirl™  …  in EVERY1™

© Cali Lili ™ 2013

from the heart of ~ >

The Cali Lili indies™ 

VenusBeach™

City of Angels

Cutting Edge of the Pacific™

FeMPoWered™ by FeMt0™ 

re EVOL ution™ 

Entertainment Arts & Publishing

We Dont Fall  in Love We Rise™

AUTHENTIC 

HAND-MADE 

by The Cali LiliIndies™ 

“FOR THE PEOPLE”  :

Socially Relevant,

Culturally Responsive

LGBT 

FemmeCivil Rights

Conscious

Indie Film ~  Indie Music ~ Indie Books

 ~  ~  ~ 

Please Share A Screen™  ~ >

Cell2Cell™ or ANY other Screen ~>

CivilRightsRainbow™VirtualCommunity 

ThanX 4 Supporting my  FeMt0™StudiO

Please LIKE ~ SHARE & Follow ; ) 

YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhOvcIcFcoU …

Twitter : https://twitter.com/CaliLiliIndies

INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/calililiindies

Tumblr : http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/

Pride Jewelry with HerStory  :

designed for & worn in the film Sold :  

Available On ETSY:  http://etsy.me/1gumVvr 

PINTEREST  : http://www.pinterest.com/caliliindiestm/boards/

FB : https://www.facebook.com/Cali.Lili.Indies

Movie Page FB :  https://www.facebook.com/pages/EVE-n-GOD-this-FEMALE-is-not-yet-RATED/213338545505044?ref=hl

We dedicate our very best …  

to be  :  

                            “Made 2 Make A Difference”™ 

The Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Pictures

Words

Music

In

Motion™

VenusBeach™ 

Cali

Cutting Edge Of The Pacific™

~ ~ ~

We Are

IndiGoGreen™

UpCycled

ALOFT™

FeMPoWered™

Production Company

Specializing In

One Of a Kind

Trademark

Signature Style,

Human Rights Themed

Indie Content.

We APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

Support The Arts ; SusTainTheARTist™

To Support Ongoing Projects  ~> 

http://www.patreon.com/user?u=232260

Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Pictures
Words
Music
In
Motion™

We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

All Content :  ©™Cali Lili™ Indies ; FeMtO™StudiO

Signature Trademark Indies,  Trademark Property of © Cali Lili™

Artist Rights Rigorously Documented + Enforced.

All Rights Reserved Property of © Cali Lili™    

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTE : Artist Rights Are Rigorously Documented and Enforced. Concepts, Methodologies, Designs & Statements Including the Coining of Trademark Terminology Here-in and Where-Ever the Cali Lili Indies™ / c.lili.indi™ Trademark and / Or The Trademark Coined Term FeMt0™ and / or FeMt0™Studio Appear, are the Direct and Documented Results of Extensive Writing, Artwork and Research, Registered with the U.S. Office of Copyrights ; Library of Congress, All of which are the Property of Cali Lili ™  Cali Lili Indies ™FeMt0™Studio c.lili.indi™ etc …  All Rights Reserved. 

All Posts Are Trademark + Style Statements,

Concepts, Methodologies and Art Products,  

Excerpted from My Copyright  Book :

Declaration Of IndiePendence™

FeMtO™StudiO re EVOL ution™ 

Artist Rights Rigorously Documented + Enforced.

Limited Edition Prints 

For Purchase Or Show

Inquiries at GTA Managment

nuassist@gmail.com 

Support The Arts ; SusTainTheARTist™

To Support Ongoing Projects  ~> 

http://www.patreon.com/user?u=232260

ThanX 4 Supporting

My FeMtO™StudiO

Venice Beach, California

#Actress #Actor #Director #FemaleDirector #SingerSongwriter #GirlPower #Feminism #LesbianCulture #LesbianMusic #LesbianCinema #LGBTCinema #LGBTMusic #CivilrightsMovies #AfricanAmericanFilms #AfricanAmericanCulture #AmericanCulture #AmericanCinema #AmericanMusic

LifeIsBeautifulBecauseItMust™ #Actor #Director #SingerSongwriter #LGBT #CivilRights #ClimateChange

Life Is Beautiful Because It Must™ 
©Cali Lili™2014
All Rights Reserved
Property Of :        

Cali Lili Indies™

Pictures

Words
Music
In
Motion™
FeMtO™StudiO
FeMPoWered™

Life Is Beautiful Because It Must™ 

©Cali Lili

I live my life in a positive frame of mind, guided by nature.

The Sky, Ocean, Birds, Fish, People, and Art, inspire me.

Life Is Beautiful, because it MUST.

The other day, I heard a discussion about “Nihilism”

On the always excellent NPR Shows “Radiolab”/“OnTheMedia”

What I heard, inspired me to share,

This Moment In History, is Critical For Both Humanity

and Nature,

and also, for the Artist.

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ALERT. The Artist is in CRISIS.

“Posturing” and “Look At Me” Culture Hogging

by the One Percent,

Or the No Percent

Buying, Thieving, Or Bullying CULTURE

In Acts of gluttony.

Every Artist you know, can share stories

of outright “Thieving” by some Hack,

shamelessly, gleefully picking out  "Materials"

from living breathing artists,

expecting us to be grateful for their theft –

We then become like an Abused Wife in a Domestic Crisis,

Making Excuses for the Abuser …

because we Love What We Do

and are there-fore vulnerable to the Cynics.

Yes, as artists, we all use the world as our “Material” –

and yes “creative commons” has it’s place

(it’s own form of optimistic nihilism)

but there is a reality out here for the 21st Century Artist,

the same reality for every artist in every century ….

We are the keepers of the innocence …

but I worry for our own innocence,

if we become cynics too … 

If we are silent, maybe catatonic?

when our work is “abused” and as society’s lack of

respect for the artist deepens –

we open our mouths in a “silent scream” –

watching those with Self-Satisfied Cash 

Or Soul-Killing Petty Theft

“Buy” Or Steal their way

into a world of Sacred Craft and Holy Grit.

Dear World, Culture is made, not bought.

Artists are the Shamans,

the Mystics,

We Enter Caves daily 

Emerging for you,

and we don’t do it for the money,

You will know us by our love.

But HELL … we do need to eat,

we need roofs over our heads too,

we are Ninety-Niners

which is why we experienced the Crisis

before that expression was ever born. 

So, to get back to my grappling with

the Discussion about “Nihilism” in all it’s forms, 

I am proposing, that dialectic itself, is a cure for Nihilism

( if one wants a cure, and i do ). 

I’ve recently shot a film

 eVe n’ god™ this female is not yet rated™

now in post-production

( See Trailer Link Below)

which, “argues” that point.

I Make Art to Communicate,

To Contribute to the Dialogue between us

Because I Believe It Saves Us Daily.

Life Is Beautiful, because it MUST. ™

~              ~             ~

Meditations On Days Of eVe™ :

                                eVe n’ god™

                     this Female is Not Yet Rated™

                  A Conversation, Long Overdue™

                We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybFeysEAHtk

The Cali Lili Indies™ 

©Cali Lili™2014
All Rights Reserved
Property of Cali Lili™

__________________________________________________

~          ~          ~

DAYS of EVE™ 

© Cali Lili™  2014

Meditations On :

                                   eVe n’ god™

                   this Female is Not Yet Rated™

                  A Conversation, Long Overdue™

                We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybFeysEAHtk

Dream About A Dream, About A Dream ™ 

by ©Cali Lili 2011, 2014

I Listen

To the Speeches of Dr. King

I Listen

To The Voice of Martin Luther King Jr. 

Because I love Great Music.

The Force and Lift of this Great Man’s Words,

This Great Man’s Spirit,

His Voice,

Undeniable.

The Great Mind of this Great Man,

Eternal.

Mother Earth

Is forever Blessed With our Fortune,

Martin Luther King Jr.  Lives

Among us, 

Still

Loves us,

So very much.

So,

One day,  

I had a Dream Too.

A Dream,

About A Dream,

About A Dream.

In that Dream, I heard the word :  “Woman” 

Spoken,

In that Great,

Voice,

The Voice of Justice.

“She” is Equal

In the Voice,Equal to ”Man” and “Mankind.”

“She” is “Woman”

And Also

“She” Embodies

The Multiplicity of LGBT

The Blossoming Of Every Gender

Under The Civil Rights Rainbow™

“She” Bridges 

“She” Completes the “HerStory" 

In “HiStory”

Thus Embracing “Femme” in Every One.

I heard the words :   “Sisters” … and “SisterHood,”

Equal,

To the words “Brother” and “BrotherHood,”

Celebrating Every Gender Identity

On a Never Ending Spectrum 

Of Love Equals Love …

I Listen

To the Speeches of Dr. King

And I know 

That I hear him right.

~ ~ ~

Humanity Must Grow As Sophisticated

As Technology Or We Lose Both™

URGENT OPEN LETTER :

Humanity Must Grow

As Sophisticated

As Technology

Or We Lose Both™

The Very Same Problems 

That Plague Civilizations

Globally + Throughout History,

All Stem 

From The Suppression of Our Humanity

By The Prophets of Profit.

Well,

It’s time for a FeMPoWrd™ Economy

And It’s time For Some HerStory in History

Listen Up,

Your Mother Earth is Talking!

The Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Is ALOFT™

VenusBeach™

City Of Angels

Cutting Edge Of The Pacific™

~ ~ ~

Support The Arts ; SusTainTheARTist™

To Support Ongoing Projects  ~> 

http://www.patreon.com/user?u=232260

Meditations on the Road 2 Release  ~>

                         See The Current Trailer:

                   Upcoming Motion Picture + Album

#DisruptMisogyny™  #21stCenturyLesbian™ #21stCenturyGirl™ .

        eVe n’ god™this Female is Not Yet Rated™

            #Movie #Album  #IndieFilm  #Trailer

              http://tmblr.co/ZpPpSv17jgYiB 

21stCentury GirlZ™ Video Teaser 

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/65547494446/globalfratparty-tm-over-we-made-this-4-u-cali

We Are:

IndieGoGreen™

UpCycled

FeMPoWrd™

Production Company

Specializing In :

One Of a Kind

Trademark

Signature Style

Human Rights Themed

Indie Content.

We APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Pictures
Words
Music
In
Motion™

We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

All Content :  ©™Cali Lili™ Indies ; FeMtO™StudiO

Signature Trademark Indies,  Trademark Property of © Cali Lili™

Artist Rights Rigorously Documented + Enforced.

Part 1 CURRENT : Ongoing  Interview by MondoFilm

http://mondofilmpodcast.blogspot.com/2014/01/an-interview-with-filmmaker-cali-lili.html?spref=fb

2012 Radio Interview  : 

http://tmblr.co/ZDxrEs10XIvZW 

INTERVIEW BEGINS at :      11:04 U can Fast Forward thru it  ~>

http://newspatriots.com/CaliInterview.mp3

Election Train™ Music Video 

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/56544252032/voting-rights-count-as-votes-election-train-tm …

Love Story In Spirals & Triangles™

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/63690369440/we-dont-fall-in-love-we-rise-tm-oct-11-national … …

The Walking Liberties™

Right2Love™Right2Live™

Right2WalkInLIberty™

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/57980933126/walkingliberties-tm-a-walkingcollage-tm-for

Dream About a Dream About a Dream™

http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/post/62314755201/a-dream-about-a-dream-about-a-dream-by-c-cali …

Link To : 

I Have A Dream : by MLK Jr. :

‘http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf

4 The 1GlobalGirl™  …  in EVERY1™

© Cali Lili ™ 2013

from the heart of ~ >

The Cali Lili indies™ 

VenusBeach™

City of Angels

Cutting Edge of the Pacific™

FeMPoWered™ by FeMt0™ 

re EVOL ution™ 

Entertainment Arts & Publishing

We Dont Fall  in Love We Rise™

AUTHENTIC 

HAND-MADE 

by The Cali LiliIndies™ 

"FOR THE PEOPLE”  :

Socially Relevant,

Culturally Responsive

LGBT 

FemmeCivil Rights

Conscious

Indie Film ~  Indie Music ~ Indie Books

 ~  ~  ~ 

Please Share A Screen™  ~ >

Cell2Cell™ or ANY other Screen ~>

CivilRightsRainbow™VirtualCommunity 

ThanX 4 Supporting my  FeMt0™StudiO

Please LIKE ~ SHARE & Follow ; ) 

YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhOvcIcFcoU …

Twitter : https://twitter.com/CaliLiliIndies

INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/calililiindies

Tumblr : http://calililiindies.tumblr.com/

Pride Jewelry with HerStory  :

designed for & worn in the film Sold :  

Available On ETSY:  http://etsy.me/1gumVvr 

PINTEREST  : http://www.pinterest.com/caliliindiestm/boards/

FB : https://www.facebook.com/Cali.Lili.Indies

Movie Page FB :  https://www.facebook.com/pages/EVE-n-GOD-this-FEMALE-is-not-yet-RATED/213338545505044?ref=hl

We dedicate our very best …  

to be  :  

                            “Made 2 Make A Difference”™ 

The Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Pictures

Words

Music

In

Motion™

VenusBeach™ 

Cali

Cutting Edge Of The Pacific™

~ ~ ~

We Are

IndiGoGreen™

UpCycled

ALOFT™

FeMPoWered™

Production Company

Specializing In

One Of a Kind

Trademark

Signature Style,

Human Rights Themed

Indie Content.

We APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

Support The Arts ; SusTainTheARTist™

To Support Ongoing Projects  ~> 

http://www.patreon.com/user?u=232260

Cali Lili Indies™

FeMtO™StudiO

Pictures
Words
Music
In
Motion™

We Don’t FALL in LOVE We RISE ™

All Content :  ©™Cali Lili™ Indies ; FeMtO™StudiO

Signature Trademark Indies,  Trademark Property of © Cali Lili™

Artist Rights Rigorously Documented + Enforced.

All Rights Reserved Property of © Cali Lili™    

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTE : Artist Rights Are Rigorously Documented and Enforced. Concepts, Methodologies, Designs & Statements Including the Coining of Trademark Terminology Here-in and Where-Ever the Cali Lili Indies™ / c.lili.indi™ Trademark and / Or The Trademark Coined Term FeMt0™ and / or FeMt0™Studio Appear, are the Direct and Documented Results of Extensive Writing, Artwork and Research, Registered with the U.S. Office of Copyrights ; Library of Congress, All of which are the Property of Cali Lili ™  Cali Lili Indies ™FeMt0™Studio c.lili.indi™ etc …  All Rights Reserved. 

All Posts Are Trademark + Style Statements,

Concepts, Methodologies and Art Products,  

Excerpted from My Copyright  Book :

Declaration Of IndiePendence™

FeMtO™StudiO re EVOL ution™ 

Artist Rights Rigorously Documented + Enforced.

Limited Edition Prints 

For Purchase Or Show

Inquiries at GTA Managment

nuassist@gmail.com 

Support The Arts ; SusTainTheARTist™

To Support Ongoing Projects  ~> 

http://www.patreon.com/user?u=232260

ThanX 4 Supporting

My FeMtO™StudiO

Venice Beach, California

#Actress #Actor #Director #FemaleDirector #SingerSongwriter #GirlPower #Feminism #LesbianCulture #LesbianMusic #LesbianCinema #LGBTCinema #LGBTMusic #CivilrightsMovies #AfricanAmericanFilms #AfricanAmericanCulture #AmericanCulture #AmericanCinema #AmericanMusic