The Ramones. Fugazi. The Dead Kennedys. Patti Smith. I wasn’t old enough to see shows at CBGBs, but as a teenager I gravitated towards many of the 1970s and early 80s punk bands. On their early records, the Ramones could barely play their instruments and sounded like they were recorded … Continue reading “THE SPIRIT OF THE RAMONES”
With articles like this USC study (http://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research/c-suite-characters-screen-how-inclusive-entertainment-industry), this segment on John Oliver (https://youtu.be/fJy_OU1DPcg) and this New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/24/arts/hollywood-diversity-inclusion.html?_r=1) circulating one newsfeed to the next, there’s a greater awareness in the mainstream about how characters in movies and television aren’t reflective of the actual diversity of the communities we … Continue reading “WHY AM I MAKING THIS FILM?”
If you’re reading this, you are probably curious about what this film is about: When a recovering addict and her mother move in next door to an young autistic woman living with her father, a romance develops between the single parents, while the autistic woman’s newfound friendship with the recovering … Continue reading “WHAT IS THIS FILM ABOUT?”