This post was written by Daniel Lawrence Wilson.
When I set out to make my 40-minute film, A Brush of Violence, back in January 2021, I had a big vision in my head, as most of us do. I knew it was going to be an ambitious story going into it, but I had no idea just how much energy it was going to take.
In the end, this film was a success in my intentions, but it should be known—sometimes I wanted to quit. The decision fatigue of pre-production, setting up the scenes I wanted to create, and cultivating the right team sometimes felt impossible. Even more, as I began to work out the details, this one truth became crystal clear—nobody cares about your film.
After pouring your emotions into a script, this is the harsh reality of getting it made.