Oak Street Films

A still from FOOTPRINTS, one of the 3 films to be screened on Sept.6

When Ann Law shot me an email last Fall to ask if I’d be interested in documenting the installation of her tattoo, I had no idea that doing so would turn out to be one of the most transformative experiences of both my professional and personal lives. I knew that she had been fighting Breast Cancer, but initially I had no idea that this tattoo business was in any way related to her illness; I thought that in saying “yes,” I’d simply be doing a favor for a friend and longtime collaborator. Once she and I had talked a bit and the enormity of her choice had begun to sink in, I began to realize that this was a unique opportunity to produce a very interesting and meaningful piece of work. It was only after that film had been completed that I began to realize just how much I enjoyed making documentaries, and that I was suddenly on a new and fruitful creative path.

After several months and several more documentaries, it’s finally time to begin sharing these discoveries with an audience.

Although Passion Flower has been screened before in Chattanooga, the other two films have never been seen anywhere before (save by a few friends, colleagues, and potential collaborators), and both because of their subject matter and because Passion Flower made the others possible, it only makes sense that the three of them should be seen together.

I hope to see you there, and that in the meantime, you’ll tell literally everyone you know that they ought to be there as well.

Tags: footprints, passion flower, production, reflection, relearning everything

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