Two Misses
In the last few days I found out We Are Croissan’wich did not get accepted into Sundance or Slamdance.
When I made this short, I was really just intending to make it as a way to learn. The goal was never to make a film that would go to festivals. Our slogan on the set was “We’re not making Apocolypse Now.” In other words, let’s just do our best without too much pretense. Let’s give ourselves a break from expectations so we can be creative and learn.
But as the short got better and better in the edit (thanks to the help of several friends with honest feedback) I started to wonder, could this get into Sundance? Then my whole life would naturally be transformed and that would also naturally lead to making features and winning awards and result in the ultimate career acheivement: being interviewed by Charlie Rose.
So I guess that dream is dead now, or dormant for a while. That’s disappointing. But I know doing the work itself is what’s fulfilling here, and learning as much as I can. In those two respects, I’m in the game.
