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.