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Outer Banks main character is "John B" and I think about Tommy Wiseau and "Chris-R" everytime i hear his name.

3/4 of the way through the 1st draft of a new thriller screenplay for a client

I appreciate the mentions by friend/collaborator Tara Westwood. Her description of our project is perfect: "Mara and I are now co-writing a feature about medically assisted death (trust me it’s a lighter story than it sounds)"

Friday the 13th already? It's only January...

We've discussed (many times) the importance & difficulty of promoting our work with minimal budget. I had the pleasure of being interviewed recently by Canvas Rebel about the joys & challenges of being an indie screenwriter & making my 2 features. You can check out the article here: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-mara-lesemann/

I'd like to second that, you are truly an inspiration in your own unique style.

It's like a Highway To Nowhere where the save points are a pause to Introspection, and then openly driving all of us towards your amazing journey.
obviously, It'll be A Highway to Somewhere, Someday but the magic of it will be to never find completion...

I saw chaos in patterns of contrasts also probably contradictions and yet felt the calm of the storm.

my summary of the last four films I watched.

Gut-wrenching stuff, in its boldness and bravery. I was addicted to the tangibility that was pretty consistent all through.

My sincere respects to you. Oh, and fitting "Title".

Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2023 Open For Entries
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Early Deadline: Fri Feb 24

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ESFF 2023

Nate and I are in talks about doing a certain shark script

I want to share a story now but I'm thinking (possibly overthinking) protecting the rights to the script. The fear of someone taking the script from themselves. Is that a real concern on the forum? Does my post here and my original document with the metadata protect my rights to the screenplay? Love to get more thoughts on this before I proceed. What's the right procedure when sharing scripts?

Sorry, I won't be upgrading anytime soon.

I'm working on a new project with my friend Tara Westwood. She plays the daughter in my movie Detours, produced with me, & brought in much of the great cast. She played the older sister in Surviving Family. Her directorial debut, the amazing short "Triggered," has qualified for the Best Live Action Short Oscar competition. You can see it here:

I filmed over the weekend, added a new actor to christmas hellfire. Release sometime in the next 10 days

Jello.

Happiness is great client feedback on a screenplay consulting gig. "Mara provided me with exactly the scale and type of feedback I needed on an emerging screenplay. Unquestionably, the quality of my final version will be greater b/c of Mara's input"

I saw that the wonderful actor Paul Sorvino passed away at 83. Loved having him in my movie DETOURS and he was a real pleasure to work with.

It's fun watching your Save Point journey, and you inspire with your dedication.

Friday nights are lit on IT

I saw a UFO. It was a black triangle, spinning and rotating like the flat phantom zone prison in superman. Zod is here.