Little Scraps of Filmmaking

Little Scraps of Filmmaking

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Honey on a train

Honey on a train

Try to stay determined, but lose the stupidity.

Apr 11, 2025
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I have long suspected that my greatest actual talent, maybe my only real talent, is determination. The resilience to finish things, to keep making them in the face of rejection, to walk the extra mile for the possibility of a slightly better shot.

That brute will-power certainly helped me make my first documentaries. It created opportunities for me that …

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