Meet local artist Douglas Proce, a talented documentary filmmaker, videographer, and editor who is based in Phoenix.
Proce is creating a variety of captivating film work, capturing special moments at weddings and parties, documenting incredible advocate projects or working on his own passion projects. He began his art career while training at his local dojo, where he began filming and editing videos, evenutally igniting his passion for film. Film has been his focus ever since and he decided to make the leap and created his own film production company Connected Films in early 2011. He is passionate, dedicated and involved with his community, giving him a wonderful resource for his projects, caring deeply about his subjects and his love for his work is evident throughout his films.
He finds inspiration for his work from "people: my friends, my colleagues, and the people I meet everyday from all walks of life and if you really listen, everyone has something inspirational about them." He has created a wonderful series called the "Valley Spotlight" highlighting artists and curators from all around the valley, giving the arts an additional avenue of exposure and a wonderful new way for the community to connect to the local arts.
Recently he has been busy documenting a very special project titled "The Garden Mural" for the I Have A Name Project cosponsored by Shade Projects, which features a mural focusing on bringing awareness to homelessness designed and painted by local artist Brian Boner. Proce has been working with this organization and Shade Projects for the last couple of years and documented the recent painting of the mural that is located on the exterior of the monOrchid and has garnered alot of attention including mentions in the Arizona Republic and Phoenix New Times. Proce has been working on a film about the Arizona foster care system that he says is near and dear to his heart titled "Inconvenient Youth", check out a preview of the film here.
One of Proce's earliest project “Beautiful Women, Burlesque and Beauty” which the artist created in 2012, the work explores the Burlesque scene and the beautiful woman that run it and showcasing the art of the tease in all of its glory, sparking much attention in the community and media. Proce recently organized and participated in "Phoenix Nightscape: a night of film" highlighting 9 short films created by 7 local film makers that debuted in December 2015 at the DeSoto Central Market .
Proce was recently awarded "Working for the Good" which grants the winner a rent-free office space and access the beautiful monOrchid. For Proce this has been a wonderful opportunity to connect him with so many amazing individuals involved in the Downtown Phoenix community placing him in the heart of the Roosevelt row arts district and in the hub of the art community through Shade Projects and Wayne Rainey , which has helped to foster and inspire his work. Do you still want to learn more about talented artist Douglas Proce, then visit him online at : www.connectedfilms.com or check out his YouTube channel. *All Images courtesy and copyright of the artist Douglas Proce and portrait by Christopher "Boats" OShana.
