sure, if it helps, I can share:
Im a filmmaker, my films are very short and usually political, I fund them myself, they are completely uncommercial. I live in a small apartment, in a small city, in a small country.
I want to make a change through my art. I have always taught for a pretty low salary, but this year Im not teaching, and decided I want to live from my art somehow. which until now Ive hardly done. When I added the million dollar intension, I really laughed out loud, heres an unemployed artist that wants to make a million dollars...
Anyway my intension is to have my films/ art shown at the best venues worldwide, so that as many people see them. I want to touch the hearts of many people, and that I will make good money from it so I can share more, and focus on creating. I also intended to reach a wider audience.
There are fears such as : I want to start a family, what if men are afraid of sucessful women and Ill be lonely, what if I sell myself out for money and waste my time making the kind of films I hate...and more, such as its hard work, what if I run out of ideas etc...
Anyway, after working out these fears with my pen & notebook at 8pm,
by 11pm (timezone difference) I got an email from Hollywood CA, inviting me to take part in a 3 day workshop in Hollywood on how short filmmakers can become feature-film -filmmakers, including personal meetings with the biggest names in the film and TV industry in America. they saw one of my films at a festival in Europe and decided to invite me, as well as screen my film (which is only 5min long)
I replied "YES, I accept"
I hope that encourages someone
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