What's up, Stage32 fam? It's been a minute since I've been on here. I've been in a deep creative zone for the past year and a half. During that time, I conceptualized a wild, unique, fun idea that's been bouncing around in my head for quite a while. I took my time, gathered my resources, assembled a crew and chipped away at telling this story little-by-little. More micro-budget filmmaking, baby!
Now, I'm proud to say that we've finished our new film. I don't want to give away too many details, but based on the type of film it is and how weird the concept is, I definitely had a lot of imposter syndrome with this one. I kept asking myself, "Will people connect with this?" "Will people laugh?" "Will people understand the message?" And then, I saw a clip from a podcast with legendary music producer Rick Rubin. He said something along the lines of "make something for you. Don't think about the audience. Make it for you. Even if you think the idea is crazy. If something is pulling you in a certain direction, explore that. Even if you may not know why at the time." Obviously, he was talking about music, but I connected with it from a storytelling and filmmaking aspect. I kept that in the back of my mind as I attempted to tackle this massive idea I had and slowly started to kill my imposter syndrome. When I finally got to the finish line, it felt that much better. Now, we're in the process of entering our "film" into festivals to see if we can make a little run. After that, we're going to explore the best option to get this project out into the world. Hopefully you all will be able to see it soon.
I say all that to say, don't let people put you in a box. I consider myself a screenwriter at heart, but since I took the leap into filmmaking, I've found a passion for that. I love music. I love podcasts. I love pop culture. In art and cinema, if I see something that inspires me, most of the time, I think to myself, "how can I do that?" "How can I tell my story in this unique way?" Maybe one day I'll get into animation. Maybe one day I'll want to write a comic book or a novel. I don't want people to put me in a box. I just want to create and tell powerful stories. If I ain't creating, I ain't living. So that's what I'm going to continue to do for as long as I can.