dilman As I researched crowdfunding options for my next feature film, Big Tree, it pissed me off to discover that all major platforms, including kickstarter, backerkit, and indiegogo, allow creators only from certain countries to set up campaigns. Yet, anyone anywhere can give them money? Funny. I’m considering crowdfunding as an alternative to traditional film finance, for I’m struggling to get the attention of film gatekeepers.
Is it just me, or do all writers have weird habits? An I the only one who sits on a chair that’s tattered? Am I the only one who writes while stark naked, though this chair is hurting my butt? Hmmm is me rambling about my writing habits because I’m procrastinating and trying to avoid doing actual writing.
1. Describe yourself in five words. Storyteller with a wandering mind. 2. If you could be any character, from any book, who would it be and why? Garp, from The World According to Garp. I learnt a trick from him about how to win the love of a girl. He won his wife by writing … Read more
A behind-the-scenes look at the stories in the book, a short story collection, Where Rivers Go To DIe, nominated for PKD Awards and longlisted for BSFA Awards.
A list of great comedy films that I enjoyed, and which are available to watch for free on the internet Archive. Includes a mini review of each that I recommend.
I somehow have reached the end of 2023, and it’s been a year that I don’t even know how to describe. It tested my capabilities as an artist and entrepreneur, and I hated it that artists work in a capitalist system in order to survive. I longed for the long lost days when I was … Read more
I entered the fediverse in December 2022, and I’m celebrating my first anniversary with this post. I don’t want to repeat what others who came in the Nov ‘22 wave have said about how different fedi is from corporate social media, how nice the ambience is, how engagement with posts are so real that even … Read more
Why I created the film collective I picked the name Sisi Film Collective after asking for opinions, including a poll in the fediverse. People liked the sound of Sisi, which translates to ‘Us’ in Kiswahili, because it has a musical feel. Perhaps it makes you think of “Cissy”, or “Sissy” as in sister. So that’s … Read more
As an artist, I’m always invited to events, but I struggle with remembering faces of those that I meet.
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