Several people over the last couple years have asked me why I did a film like “Dreams Awake.”  Usually my initial thought (or question) is, why not?  I actually replied that to people a few times before I realized that answer doesn’t go over too well, as if I am questioning a person’s question right [...]

Most films have pieces of many ideas, and thus themes, spread within their fabric.  After commiserating with some of our fans, it seems they have identified five main ones, which I will present here.  Now of course when I wrote the screenplay for this film project, I did have some thematic premises in mind.  And [...]

A few days ago I was hiking on Mt. Shasta, and a couple things happened that just remade my day, and my attitude.  I was actually coming down a trail towards the top parking lot late in the afternoon when I overheard a couple of young men talking as they were going up.  Just before [...]

Just a quick note. I’m taking some much needed time off for a couple weeks, and will be back with more notes the second week of August. I get to camp up on Mt. Shasta for two weeks with some close friends.  So hiking, camping, meditating, hanging out, relaxing and communing with nature up on [...]

Over the course of this film’s journey from idea to execution, I’ve mentioned several times the issues the film attempts to touch upon, take on, and finally, leave open to interpretation.  I have not always been exactly clear about what these issues are, and some of you have taken me to task to explain what [...]

“I consider the evening twilight on Mt. Shasta one of the grandest sights I have ever witnessed.” — Theodore Roosevelt The past several days I’ve been on Mt. Shasta taking a little time off from prepping the film for its release this fall; just having fun camping, hiking, meditating, stargazing, sitting around campfires with friends, [...]

We are going to try a little experiment with “Dreams Awake”.  For awhile now I have wanted to take the film out on a tour around the country, and to have more interaction with an audience about some of the ideas and concepts presented and expressed in the film.  As you can well guess, that [...]