Minutes Exhibit A
Port Commission Regular Meeting
of June 12. 2018

THE BRIEFING PROJECT
INTERMISSION

Thank you. I'm Steve Edmiston. As I shared in February, The Brieng
Project is in part a film about how the five of you, when provided a
complete briefing on the impact of aircraft operations on our communities,
will choose to value the human species living beneath the flight paths.
Today, I am taking an intermission  to talk to you about film theory.
Because I want to make sure you know what's going on.
Story structure hasn't changed. Film theory still follows Aristotle's
teachings. We start with a quest. Maybe destroy a Death Star. Or save
Private Ryan. Conflict is constant. Stakes are grave. The cause becomes
lost.

The quest requires a protagonist  a hero. Sometimes armed only
with words. So Atticus Finch argues for Tom Robinson's life. And Mr. Smith
Goes to Washington. In our film, the heroes are the citizens that speak to
for two minutes, seeking only to protect the environment and the health of
their families.

We require villains. Here, the FAA casts itself  just read the City of
Phoenix case. And from internal Port communications, your staff seems to
be auditioning for a villain syndicate role in a James Bond ick.

Here's the unique part. We don't know what role the five of you play.
Hero? Sidekick? Villain? You'll get to decide. But by requiring on lm that
you publicly act, or fail to act, respond or fail to respond  this is where the
film achieves its journalistic purpose of shining the light of public exposure
on your choices.
So far, in 8 segments, you've said nothing. It might be you've
received advice to say nothing. Maybe political advice. Maybe legal advice.
But I can tell you this. As a matter of film theory, that's the worst possible
advice you can receive.

Because we've all seen that critical moment when the subject is
confronted  on a doorstep, or leaving a courthouse, or climbing into a car
and refuses to respond. Every filmmaker hopes for even one such
moment. Because the truth is revealed in that silence. That's why the
cameras are here.
Thank you for providing this citizen two-minutes to comment.