“It’s almost 10:00 pm. I’m sitting in my hut writing by candlelight. Today I filmed village life: Matilda and others preparing maize kernels, the cooking hut where water is boiled (no ventilation – the smoke can only escape through the open door!), women washing sweet potatoes, a tour through the village. Chickens everywhere…”
--from my journal, Mhondoro, Zimbabwe, June 13, 2006
Life is a story, and we each have our own to tell. Documentary filmmaking is an art form that allows me to express people’s stories in meaningful ways. Being a filmmaker also takes me to places where I can see my own story unfolding before me.
Beauty, joy, tragedy, and passion…all contribute to the richness of life, to the depth of film, and the illumination that comes from a well told story.