Living in the Moment

Living in the Moment

Piracy.  Right off the very term evokes all kinds of images and feelings.  On the one hand you’ve got romantic figures like Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Long John Silver, Captain Hook, and yes even Jack Sparrow, swashbuckling their way across the seas on all types of...
Why “Dreams Awake”?

Why “Dreams Awake”?

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...
Story World & AFM

Story World & AFM

I recently had the good fortune to attend a couple enlightening, multi-day events back to back early this month, one in San Francisco and the other in Los Angeles (actually Santa Monica).  And they both could not have been more different in their content, ambiance and...
“One Hand Clapping” Project

“One Hand Clapping” Project

“Nearer than breath and blood, closer than hands and feet; what is the sound of one hand clapping?” We are moving forward, albeit a bit slowly, on our next film project, “One Hand Clapping.”  As you can well imagine it takes quite a bit of time and energy (and of...
Pieces of Themes

Pieces of Themes

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...