I heard a voice from the beginning. A voice from the past. 2002: the year I became a filmmaker and I made my first film, Get Spielberg.
Like most films from first-time filmmakers, Get Spielberg was a satire about –what else — the entertainment industry! In the film Vis Brown played a militant African American writer who prefers writing romantic comedies, unfortunately everyone expects hims to be the angry black man we often see in movies.
Vis saw me when I was green. I was a newbie. I’d never directed a film before. I’d never produced a film before. In fact, I’d only been on set once, for a UCLA student film production.
Vis called me after he’d watched the 15-minute sneak-peek video for Resurrection of Serious Rogers. His compliments were mind blowing and inspiring. He said, “As far as you’ve come, you better not stop writing and making films.”
It’s good to look back. It’s good to measure your results by looking at your humble beginnings and then taking stock of all your accomplishments, both large and small. You might be surprised by what you’ve done.
