Filmmakers' Blog

This spring we had a little hiccup. Our financing wasn't there to begin our April shoot, but our spirits, kick ass crew, and (some) pretty wonderful actors were hopeful. I can't tell you how much sweat goes into making these projects. Sometimes it feels like blood's actually being drawn. But there's a deeper gratification that comes with earning something you're so emotionally invested in. It's toe curling, really.  Once you feel the high of achieving something so challenging, like receiving the first check from an investor who believes in you, it's empowering, yet humbling.

This dream sequence, Reflections, was inspired by Lost In Sunshine's main female character, Lyn Blue. This is meant to be from her perspective — the way she remembers her childhood.

I'd like to thank my brilliant dear musician friend, Doug Burr, for kindly allowing me to use his beautiful music, which added a unique, complementary layer to my (experimental) vision.

I hope you enjoy this (brief) glimpse into Lyn's past. Thanks for watching!

Jentri

A few weeks ago I caught Ryan Seacrest on Oprah, (yes, I'm an AI fan!) and to my surprise - I was profoundly inspired! He has an insane work ethic that would make most folks feel lazy. He said something that really resonated with me, so I want to share it with you today, in hopes that you'll be inspired to seek out the greatness in YOU, too (if you haven't!). I'm pulling from memory here, but he said that he was never the tallest, fastest, or smartest, but he had control over his time.

I had a dream last night that Jentri and I were in some sort of race or chase that led us to a hallway with two elevators.  We waited and waited for either elevator to open so we could get inside.  Finally, the one on the right opened.  It was very narrow and a little spooky looking, but we hopped inside, hoping the door would close quickly behind us.  It began going up, and we were anxious about what awaited us at the top.  We girded ourselves for any surprises as best we could.  This race/chase had been full of surprises so far.