I Am Not Alone

When I kicked off my first short film project as writer/director back in February I could not believe I was about to embark on pursuing such a big and important dream. Now we are at Halloween, we’ve finished shooting, and I can’t believe I’ve done it! Even if my film career starts and ends with this, I am so proud of it.

 

All the pieces are coming, and have come, slowly together, which is not a negative thing for me. I’ve been looking at this very much as a confidence-building exercise as much as anything else so a bit of breathing room to take it all in has been comforting. It’s really been something special to see what once just existed in my mind bud and grow and take on a form I could share.

Besides that this film has zero budget so everyone involved has been generously giving me their time and talent with nothing but my thanks in return. Shout outs are required as my heart bursts with gratitude - my stella actors Lauren and Nathan; my brother Andrew who is currently editing and helped out so much on the big first night of filming; my sister Bekah who is a divine hair and makeup artist; Tanith whose cloak made such a scary figure; Dad who provided the camera; Carys who provided much enthusiasm and insight (though she might not have realised just how much!) and lastly Lynnie, my BFF, who has been the music to my words all our lives. Also all the friends and family who have been nothing but encouraging, and all the strange people on the interwebs who have been supportive even without knowing me, even with nothing yet to show for myself, just because there is such an amazing indie filmmaking community out there. We’re all in this together.

So, since it is Halloween here’s another little sneak peek for you: