that moment when you're on imdb

Remember the early millennial years, when you could count the number of websites you knew about from memory? IMDB was one of mine. You can find Delta Phi there, now!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7050040/?ref_=nv_sr_1

I now know why IMDB pages are so often blank. They can be tricky to customize, as it's a process and a paid membership is needed for much of it. Not the mention that the interface is downright confusing. I love these problems. I have such lovely problems!

Even not having enough money is a nice problem. It means you live in a world with money, and money can be such a civilizing force to a society. I'm currently reading about the history of violence so you'll have to forgive my digression :P

In any case, I'm starting Delta Phi out by sending it to big juicy festivals that might have a place for it in their program. I'm taking it slow, as it's a costly endeavor and I'm at a major transition point these days. I'm looking for a new income and a new place to live. I'm focused on that. I can't promise weekly updates for awhile. I think it's important to share this, though. Filmmaking is so different from writing this way: you're not always being a filmmaker. It's in some sense a state of being, yet it's not a daily endeavor. It's a lifestyle of seasons, and demands your focus both on and off. You can't keep just half a mind on it. It suits me that way, it makes me grow. 

Thank you for following the progress of Delta Phi so far! It should not be long before it premieres! 

Delta Phi, Compassion, Cope Syndrome

After coming out of my biggest production yet, I'm finally taking some time to rest, and just to live. I cleaned out my entire closet yesterday. I'm still used to being mentally active for long hours, so I've got dozens of strong new ideas over the last few days. I'm struggling not to write (yet another) new script and trying instead to focus on my other commitments that I set aside during production. 

I'm on the search for a new job and I've got my eye on a part time teaching position at my alma mater. I absolutely love to teach (teaching is learning) and a part time position would give me more time to write and even time to do some volunteer work, which I sorely miss. Most of my volunteering as a teen was for promotion and event planning, so I suppose I could look for work there as well. 

As far as movies and books go, I finally feel like I have a little to stand on. I'm submitting a precious original feature film, and my novel, though harder to sell, is a rare gem brimming with passion and healing words. It feels good to have both Delta Phi and Cope Syndrome under my belt, but I'm never complacent about these things. I have four other creative projects I plan to dip my hands into this year, including the first in a seven part series about Monty...a fictional man whom some of you know. I'm terribly excited to be working with him again!

Anyway, wherever you are in your creative journey, I wish you the best. Step into the path that your creator laid out for you, because it's where you are most effective. If there's anything I've learned from making Delta Phi, it's the critical importance of compassion, forgiveness, and small kindnesses. So if you're not sure where to start in finding your passion, start there. It will come to you. 

delta phi private screening

Overwhelming. Still processing. I held an exhibition with my team for family and colleagues and friends. It was magical, and I'm a little shellshocked from having my lifestyle change so drastically from making Delta Phi to talking about Delta Phi. And sorting through pictures of us after sharing Delta Phi...

The outpouring of support from those close to me and their understanding of the film itself felt like a sudden, freezing gust of wind. It woke me up; to what, I'm not sure yet. I'm just immensely grateful to be a person who knows what she wants to do while she's alive.