Sean Is Alive

I sent Sean a text message last night telling him to contact me just so I know that he was alive. When I came home today, he had sent me an email. To make a long story short, the email just talked about how he was maing editing notes and want the project to be as good as possible. I'm on the same page as him. There is really no timeline concerning the edit.

Shooting a film is like a sugar high and then you crash as you enter post-production. Sometimes you get confused, stressed out, disillusioned and face questions of self-worth. I had the same situation after I did my first short film in 1998, "Portrait of a Female Player." After shooting the project, it took me about one year to get around to the edit. In that year, I doubted myself as a film maker and at times felt as though editing the project would be a waste of time.

But truthfully, I was just calling Sean as a friend on some "what's up?" type shit. Initially it was just to tell him that I saw Hustle & Flow. When he didn't call me back, I knew something was up. I think everything will be cool though. Sean is a friend first, business partner second. I told him that if the movie thing was stressing him out that we didn't even need to talk about it. Whenever he's ready to edit; its cool with me. I think I have some understanding of the world of independent film.