It's finally official, yesterday picture was locked on A Mother's Journey and now it's a case of waiting for sound design and the grade to be done.  I'm proud of what I've accomplished so far, but this film still has a long way to go before it is as AMAZING as I know it can be. When I started this journey, I had aspirations of submitting it to the big festivals, getting in and eventually winning an Oscar.  Some may say it's an impossible dream, a pipe dream given the state of the industry today.  But I can't let those old fears derail me and hold me captive, what I've got to keep doing is striving and reaching for the improbable.  Not sure who said it, but it's a quote I love to write when doing a book signing; Reach for the stars and the moon shall [...]

AMJ: Script I describe myself as a reluctant producer, because in order to get my work out there I’ve had to pick up the mantle and run with getting things done by myself.  Not something I’d recommend, however, there are times when needs must.  The problem with producing and directing a film is that one ends up being pulled in too many directions.  I guess the lesson learned from writing, producing and directing both of my short films - I did have some help with More Cake - is that I can’t do both jobs real justice and I find that it’s the creative and fun stuff that ends up suffering, because I’m so focussed on making sure the other critical elements are in place. AMJ: Slate I could’ve tried to find another producer when the producer I was working with suddenly quit.  However, I knew [...]