Zen & Creation
I think the festival went so well, both in terms of the connections I made and my film, because I was fully available.
I decided I would continue meditating every morning, regardless of my schedule. I stuck to it.
I even meditated at noon the day before the shoot, when I was stuck on the prep. Result: the answers fell out of the sky.
I came with no idea, no script, no crew.
When something resisted, I let go.
When a rejection or an event stung, I noticed the emotion and did my best not to act reactively.
I listened to everyone, all the time. Without forcing it. I was happy to be there.
Every aspect of my film – ideas, locations, crew – came naturally, through chance encounters.
Neither the shoot nor the edit was easy. Yet I can't imagine how it could have gone better.
The difficulties and stress were part of the ideal path.