Whenever I write, be it scripts or novels, I need to find that one idea that I can be passionate about. An emotional spine that will drive the story, and the eventual creation process, forward. In the case of my feature film Displacement, it all boiled down to one sequence that has become fondly referred … More The Heart of the Story
A crazy thing happened on the way to making my next film. About four years ago, in the midst of finishing production on my latest feature film Displacement, I had this nutty idea to develop a book series based on my short film Passing Darkness. My partners on that project, Debra & Gerald Hopkins and … More My First Novel
The 40th Anniversary re-release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind marked a pivotal moment for me. First, I can’t believe it’s been 40 years. I was 15 years old when the film was originally released in November of 1977 (yeah I’m dating myself) and at the time it was a monumental event, both for … More How ‘Close Encounters’ Changed My Life
