Why Authenticity & Passion Should Drive Your Filmmaking Career

Through the struggle on the way towards the goal. Why some plans could end broken but “the Dream” must keep pulsating.

I’m happy to be asked by Stage 32 to write another article, trying to share something good and offering the opportunity to recognize, together, our common humanity and vulnerability as filmmakers. And maybe as human beings.

Rather than pretending to be an expert in anything, or introducing myself in a way that doesn’t interest anybody in here, it’s important for me to let you know that I don’t know anything. And if there’s one thing that I can talk to you about, and share with you, is my way to keep feeding “the Dream”.

First and foremost I’d like to admit that I always feel weird calling myself a filmmaker although it might be considered true. At least technically speaking. When I was young I really wanted that label. I wanted to be something. I wanted to be a director. But beside the dreams, there’s also the real life and you’re not a director if you don’t make Academy winning films or if millions don’t know them. Is it really the truth, from a deeper perspective?