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My friend & colleague, Tara Westwood, made "Triggered" so I can't take credit but I AM glad that you appreciated it. And I'm working with Tara on a new project

oh, somehow I missed it. Good Luck with your new project.

Of course, you CAN watch my features (I wrote & produced) on YouTube if you want: this is my first, Surviving Family and this is my second, Detours . They're also on Amazon Prime, TubiTV, the Roku Channel, Plex, and lots of other streamers

Oh sure, with honor.

Mara just finished watching Surviving Family, I was so disturbed by the beginning that it hooked me to keep watching, and the more I watched, the more it deteriorated, and I loved the consistency so much that I cried silently, although in real life I never shed a single tear at my Father's death I truly missed him for the failure I am today reaching nowhere in life, if that makes any sense, I don't know if it does.

But I am so stupidly casual about anything, that I was unaffected and Life moved on but was severely broken by reality by truly feeling this movie. I see this is your first movie, personally, I was desperately yearning for a hopeful ending, but I'm not quite sure what you wanted to convey through Terry's mood outside and inside, but I get a sense that these movies must be truly felt rather being understood.

Looking forward to Detour.

Thanks for watching Surviving Family - I do appreciate it. A couple of thoughts about what I was trying to say: Terry (the main character) was obsessed with the idea that she was like her mother, who suffered from mental illness. But she was actually like her alcoholic father. She was so worried about the (metaphorical) car coming from the left that she couldn't see the one from the right.

I wanted to address how addiction repeats over multiple generations - this is happened in my mom's family. Also re the end: it's up to every viewer to decide whether or not Terry drinks from the bottle in her hand. But even if she does, there's always room to try again. Alcoholics fall off the wagon & try again. And again.

I was also subverting the concept of the classic "marriage plot," where the girl marries the great guy and they live happily ever after. The reality is that our great goals (marriage, college, etc) are just the beginning of more challenges. They're certainly not a bad thing but neither are they a panacea.

Thanks for clearing things up. Makes total sense to me now. That being said, it is a huge eye opening movie for me, thanks for your insights. I'll take it as a motivation. Btw i've quit smoking, and it's been two months now.

Congrats on giving up smoking! And be kind to yourself if you slip and just try again.