What’s got me going
The other day, I posted about what’s been brewing in me recently, particularly a shift into more writing, more being a part of filmmaking teams. It hasn’t come out of nowhere, obviously, but this renewed sense of urgency has caught me a bit by surprise. It’s as if it was always there, hanging out by the jukebox, waiting patiently while I danced with other boys. Egging me on in my goofy artistic pursuit are women who I’m sure don’t even know they’ve made an impression on me, some because I’ve never told them, but most because I don’t even know them. There’s a lot of buzz around women writing and…
Watch This: A Teacher
I have a confession to make, and if anyone from Sundance is reading this, I apologize for my momentary lack of good judgement. But I don’t regret it! You see, though my role at the festival didn’t grant me the privilege of viewing the films in advance (a blessing reserved only for the most senior or most directly involved staffers), it did grant me management of the press DVD screeners submitted by filmmakers. And one Friday just before the festival, with the very real threat of snow on its way, I took the discs home (with my manager’s permission!) to be able to organize them from there should we all…
