It’s been an interesting couple of days. I have no idea which way is up, which way to turn, what makes sense, what I want to do. Everyone has their opinion. One person can dash hopes, dreams, but should it deter you from your mission? FUCK NO! I must say that is is a bitter pill to swallow when people in your own community do not accept your work subjectively, instead ruling that others will not like it? Who do they think they are? Are these the same types of people who would have prevented the filmmakers I look up to from having long careers. What state is the filmmaking community really in?
If Lynch, Altman, Kazan, Scorsese, or Stone were trying to break their careers today would they have succeeded? Oh, and I can’t forget the great French and Italian filmmakers as well. No one is giving a unique voice the opportunity to be heard. I am not speaking just myself here, I’m speaking for a lot of other unique filmmakers. I understand that when you make something that is different, people may react adversely. Then when you throw sex into the mix watch out, everyone better take cover, who knows what kind of shit they will throw at you.
Am I to assume that the gatekeepers to reaching the public are trying to create a homogeneous “safe” environment for their consumers? Isn’t there more beauty in difference than sameness?
It is days like this that I applaud, look up to, those people who foster creativity. I am seeking balance.
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