Boundaries, the current trend to justify association and dissociation from a chosen group or individual, needs some boundaries to the boundaries. As I understand it, boundaries are limits I, as a person, set up to protect my sanity and safety from what I interpret as unacceptable or disrespectful behavior. This behavior is often associated with …
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UNTIL YOU FEEL THIS: A Timely Documentary
Ukrainian women and children share their refugee exeperiences.
Wet Backs
I interacted with the Hispanic people, and I can tell you from personal knowledge that the Hispanic people I met, know, and love are not the people Donald Trump refers to in such derogatory, ugly, and bigoted ways.
The Edge of My Life
The Lodgepole pine and cypress trees camouflage single homes nesting on the edge of the ocean cliffs. The fence signs warn trespassers. Electric gates, bar access, and not-so-hidden cameras promise exposure to those who defy the written and unwritten warnings. Private property, stay out. In addition to the fences, signs, and gates, these estate owners …
Festival Update
UNTIL YOU FEEL THIS, a documentary about Ukrainian refugees, has been selected by four festivals. I am honored to have met these women and their children. Their stories and experiences allowed me to understand the Ukrainian war and the plight of immigrants.
Lose/Lose Options
What are our options? 3. If Mr. Trump concedes, which he states he will not do, and Ms. Harris becomes President, what am I even thinking? There will never be unity in our country again. How do I know? I have lost relationships, and I will lose more because one man has decided it has …
Toronto International Women Film Festival Selectee
Selected for the Toronto International Women Film Festival
Ode to Zambia
After almost twenty years since my Zambia adventure, I came across something I had written while there. I decided to experiment with some FCPX tools and combine some creative ideas. It is true; I miss my creative crew and am so grateful I had the Zambia film producing opportunity. I woke up this week and …
A Ukrainian Refugee Documentary
Until You Feel This (Trailer) https://youtu.be/jBnPE23XrJM Ukrainian Refugees share their war stories in UNTIL YOU FEEL THIS. On February 24, 2014, Russia invaded Ukraine, occupying and annexing Crimea. The world did nothing to stop or hold Russia accountable for this unprovoked assault. On February 24, 2022, Ukrainian citizens once again woke up to explosions, fire, …
Choice Rules
I was raised in a church that taught, “All children who die before they arrive at the years of accountability are saved in the kingdom of heaven.” In the Catholic Church, seven is the age of accountability. In another, it is eight. Some churches put it at 12 since that was the age at which …