i. have. a crew.

exciting things are happening on the funding front. remember when i shared with you my emerging rule of independent filmmaking? you remember, here, when i suggested that you bypass all formal channels? well, sometimes it works out. just. so . . . this time, through a series of informal convos (i hate that word; it just fell out) with friends who happen to be colleagues. i was contacted to help the Honors Program develop a critical film initiative that would move students beyond mainstream film toward an appreciation of and capacity to produce independent film. well, with a bit of creative prompting on my end and with the help of my friend/colleauge, the one initiative is evolving into 4 different but related strands: 1.) film colloquia, partnering with the Sundance Institute, 2.) a course with content provided by year-round Sundance screenings and events, 3.) a team-taught course (with Scott Carrier, our new Communications faculty member, of NPR fame!), and 4.) FUNDING for my 4-person crew (me, Mike, and 2 Honors interns) to fly to San Francisco to begin filming M Dot Strange as he develops his new film — essentially, funding for my documentary. i had planned to end this post with my conventional, “voilà,”  but i will instead borrow from my niece, who has come up with a take on “… money.” that’s so candy!