Today I saw the final edit of Hope and was quit pleased with the outcome. The significance of the number eight to Hope’s mental degradation was more clear than previously, and the beginning of the film had a better pace. Also, it was interesting to hear what others- who had not seen the film before- [...]

Making sense of our moral convictions can be a daunting task. As such, a squabble has long simmered on the origins of our moral norms, and whether or not our moral claims can be analyzed or reconciled to the natural world. Although the rival accounts have rarely quarreled over what constitutes right and wrong- since [...]

At the premiere of My Bestfriend’s Girl with a couple of friends

According to John Rawls, justice is the first virtue of institutions just as truth is the first issue of systems of thought. (John Rawls, A Theory of Justice) Subsequently, his conception of political morality is based on a highly abstract state of nature in which free and rational delegates devise the basic rules that will [...]

Today I received confirmation that a short film that I shot over was submitted to Sundance. 8134-USF is the confirmation number. The film, titled Hope, is about a woman who has been trapped in her house by her phobias for 16 years. She begins an affair with a dangerous stranger who [...]

The Traditional Conception of Knowledge, originally subscribed to by Plato and forwarded by Descartes, has attempted to define knowledge by separating what constitutes genuine knowledge from what is mere opinion or groundless belief. This definition, which ultimately accepts knowledge to be justified true belief, is presently still being debated and analyzed. Contemporary deliberation on [...]

I recently decided to start blogging for two reasons. The first is that in my line of work, I frequently have the oppurtunity to do a lot of travel. I attend film conventions, markets and festivels, work on location, and always seem to meet interesting people. So, I thought it might be fun to [...]