Like a true cancer baby, for my birthday today I wanna share my heart with yall and show you this film. It was made from a page I wrote in my journal two years ago. I love it so much and I love that I got to make it with friends that mean so much to me.
At its heart, it’s about romanticizing both sides of love. Something I intend to do for the rest of my life.
One Day This Picture’s Going to Break My Heart
directed by @naomichristie
starring @marinamendeees
cinematography @rayana
music & sound @patrickzappia
production design @samuellashep
colorist @pat.fitzgerald.color
editor @ 🙇‍♂️
Okay I’m gonna get a lil sentimental for a second so take my hand..
When I was a kid my Gramps told us stories about when he was in rehab with Chris Farley. As a young boy, I thought that was such a flex. It made me love watching Chris Farley and David Spade movies even more bc I had this connection to them. I can vividly remember saying things like “my gramps was in rehab with him.” If you dont know, Farley and Spade movies were iconic comedies back in the day. Black Sheep and Tommy Boy were a part of my childhood.
So fast forward several years later and I would find myself on the way rehab too. And like most people going to rehab, I didn’t wanna go. But when I got there I found out that I was at the same rehab center that my Gramps and Chris Farley went to. And then I found out I got put in the same exact house they stayed in. I remember thinking “damn I guess it seems like I’m supposed to be here”. It helped me. It made that low point in my life feel meant to be and honestly kinda another flex.
Fast forward again almost exactly ten years and I would find myself on a movie set playing the guy who steals David Spades girlfriend. And again I was like damn it seems like I’m supposed to be here.
And now I have this video of me in the movie with David Spade and you can hear my dad (my gramps’ son) laughing while he’s watching it in theaters. That is special to me.
Life is funny. The movie is too. So go see Busboys while it’s still in theaters :)
Thank you @davidspade@theovon@jonahfeingold for putting me in your movie
