A Midsummer Night's Brief Update
I haven't posted much lately. Work and some unexpected traveling have kept me busy. Also, I'm lazy. Also, there hasn't been much fun news to report. But there are two developments worth mentioning.
A New Attachment
We've got a new director on board the Lucy Liu project (DEVIL TO PAY) -- Antonia Bird.
This is exciting news. Antonia is a fine director (Priest, Mad Love). She made The Hamburg Cell, an excellent, understated film about the 9/11 terrorists. It's an interesting piece because the protagonists are about as unsympathetic as you can get (i.e. mass murderers) and there are no real antagonists in the story. Ordinarily, that's a recipe for a flat, conflict-challenged film. Yet, somehow it works extremely well.
I can't wait to see what Antonia does with my script.
Meet My Shorts
Another, smaller recent development is that my short film, DUST DEVIL, is now online.
A special thanks to Rod Ramsey for making that happen (despite my total lack of cooperation).
The short played at last year's LA Shorts festival, Shriekfest and the Haydenfilms Online Film Festival. It's a flawed film, but there's a lot about it that makes me proud. Also, everybody involved busted their ass on it, and I think it serves as a fine show reel for several of them.
Please check it out and lemme know what you think.