“Cinema is a very difficult and serious art, it requires sacrificing of yourself. You should belong to it, it shouldn't belong to you. Cinema uses your life, not vice versa.”
Andrei Tarkosvksy
No One Will Distribute Your Movie... But You
You spent five years making the movie you thought would be your calling card.
Called in every favor. Spent every dollar. Kept going long after everyone stopped answering your emails.
Now you’re done. Ready for a deal. Ready for the money, the validation — maybe the momentum to make the next one.
Then the slap of reality hits.
Should You Still Go Make Films?
I’ve made dozens of short films and two features. They have won awards and played at festivals. But I still wake up wondering if I should keep going.
That’s the honest truth.
The advice you hear most when you're starting out is, "Just go make something." It sounds empowering. But now — after two decades — I’m not so sure it was ever good advice.