WHALE IS FIN, officially speaking that is.
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:41PM
I noticed that the last entry was in August and that needs an explanation. So then, what the hell been happening between then and now? Well, after another few months of recutting, living life, thinking about the important things, and most importantly, focusing on what this film really is, I am proud to say that it is officially finished.
This has been an incredibly long process. The early press and reviews(pretty positive) came from an unfinished press screener released prematurely. There are many reasons why this happened, but mostly because after years of continual work in the arts, I was tired. I felt exhausted and burnt out. I wanted to think of other things other then projects. You know, family, women, literature, my dog, my heritage, simply, other shit.
So, in a sense, I gave up on it. I didn't want to face the truth. I couldn't sit in front of a computer any longer. But, this hiatus turned into a battle of the will. After two months of inactivity, I was called out by a friend. He put it in simple turns. He made me question how I could just be content with releasing something that was at most, a refined rough cut. I argued with him that I hadn't released it, I was just waiting. He asked me, "for what?". I guess it was time.
So, with a new life fire and inspiration (rest) from taking my first vacation in years, I went back and finished WHALE. This is the end, but also the beginning. In the next couple of weeks I am going to outline my plan.
The plan itself has nothing traditional in it. Its very simple and basic. I have a product, and I am going to make it available.
Best,
AM
