Director’s Blog
What Issues?
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...
Bonus Offerings & Transmedia Slices
"Dreams Awake" just begins the journey … one only you can finish for yourself When this film was originally conceived it was conceived as more than just a film. I know I’ve mentioned this before, and a few of you have asked me what I specifically mean. I’ve tried to...
What is Spiritual? III
I really hadn’t planned on continuing down this discussion line for a third time, but with the comments and emails I have been getting, well…I figured I’d take another step down this path. But in a little different way, one that may get your wondering what this film...
What is Spiritual? II
Besides the comments here on this blog and our ‘Dreams Awake’ Facebook Page, I received several emails after my last blog posting. So I thought I’d follow it up and go a little farther than before. But of course, I think we all know there will never be any kind of...
What is Spiritual?
Have you ever noticed that people many times define something by what it is not before they say what it is? I’ll try not to do that here, even if what I’m attempting may not even have a real, objective answer for everyone who reads this. Especially since this is...
Straight to You
I want to offer some news about our film’s release, but I also would like to qualify where our position is in relation to the state of the film industry today. Years ago when home video (and then DVD) appeared on the landscape, Hollywood studios used to dump their...
Growing Up on Mt. Shasta
“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,...
This Dream within that Dream
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." -- Frederick Nietsche I wanted to let you know about a new website that a friend of mine just put up - http://theoraclestar.com. She has some similar spiritual...
Catalyst -> Signpost -> Journey
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...