Categories
Truly Free Film

Mission Check: My Next Step Is Announced

If you read this blog, you know I am a champion of mission check. You might now be wondering a bit about mine. A year or so ago, I reported to you that when asked to consider a project I responded:

“I am taking a hiatus from producing any projects for the time being.  Instead, I am trying to advance an independent film infrastructure that can truly support a diverse and ambitious film — in it’s broadest & most innovative definition — culture, one where the artist and their supporters are direct beneficiaries of the work they generate, where risk is both rewarded & encouraged, & audiences are active participants in the community.  I am running Fandor in hopes I can help the progression move quicker & others may navigate the paradigm shift to abundant, accessible content more smoothly & less painfully.”

Only of course then I did not say Fandor, did I? But

Categories
Truly Free Film

What Am I Doing? Have You Checked Your Mission Lately?

I keep trying to define my own personal mission.  Do you?  I think knowing what we want to do, to accomplish, goes a long long way towards maintaining our enthusiasm as to how we use our labor.

Such a definition though is a bit fluid and needs regular check-ups.  It is dependent on our time — both in terms of where we are (the right here, right now variety) and how it is expended (the tick tick tick beating of the eternal clock).

In so many ways I am fortunate.  One of them is