I went to meet and interview Robert Darden, founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Though I had read about him, read his books and articles, heard him on NPR, exchanged e-mails with him, and spoke with him on … Continued
I went to interview the next subject of the documentary, Robert Darden, founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Robert is a writer and professor of journalism at Baylor University, a deacon at his church, and a passionate gospel … Continued
Wolfgang Held and I are on our way to Chicago. We return late Monday evening. I’m nervous and excited and I don’t expect I’ll get much sleep this weekend. I received an e-mail last night from Wolfgang. The last sentence: … Continued
Friday, August 7th, I’m heading to Chicago to do the next interview. You’ll forgive me if I don’t reveal the subject by name yet. I will in time, perhaps after I’ve had time to digest the interviews. There is a … Continued
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan
Below is an excerpt from an e-mail I sent to a good friend not too long. I guess I’m used to the stop and go nature of this film. A couple of months of intense preparation and shooting, then a … Continued
You bet. That’s what David Milarch of Champion Tree Project has in mind. In November 2007 I went to northern California, video camera in hand, and shot the proceedings. You can read what Jim Robbins of The New York Times … Continued
If you’ve read the About the Filmmaker page you’ll notice that I am a filmmaker and a writer. This means I have attributes of both. (I’m forgoing the deep psychological stuff for now because that’s not where this post is … Continued
People have actually said that to me after I tell them I’m making a documentary. I’m usually rendered speechless and sometimes I can’t even manage to raise an eyebrow. Of course I know what they mean. They mean a narrative … Continued
I was having lunch with my friend and colleague, cinematographer Wolfgang Held (who shot Tango Octogenario), and I told him I was thinking about making a documentary. Wolfgang’s background is in documentary film, so naturally he wanted to hear more. … Continued