Drakmar

I saw this documentary called "Drakmar: A Vassal's Journey" about this geeky nerd kid who escapes the reality of being bullied and fatherless by immersing himself in a make-believe Medieval world filled with dragons and mythical creatures. This kid is an absolute delight.

This movie touched me. I was filled with an urge to go back in time and be friends with all the awkward outsiders I knew in school. Because of this movie, I reconnected with a friend from high school who is still the video-gaming person who could use more friends. We are going to skype this weekend.

I suddenly want to make a documentary like this one. I wondered if working on a documentary like this would be a worthy investment in terms of eternity. After seeing how non-preachy Drakmar is yet how it moved me to love other people, I totally see it as having eternal value.

Dude, it's making me want to make movies after college. I thought I didn't want to, but you know...if I was working on a great movie and didn't have to worry about taking 4 other classes and working on top of it, I could enjoy making movies.

So this is my new plan.
1. Network in the production world to make movies and find film partners because I can't do this alone....with the end vision of writing and directing movies
2. Write a script my film partners and I would want to make
3. Make the film
4. Submit to festivals
5. Repeat

And also:
1. Do stand-up comedy
2. Try acting
3. Be an extra
4. If I can't make money doing all of the above, get a part-time job--preferably with animals or doing something that would inspire my writing, something other than filmmaking