I pitched this documentary film to a jury some months ago and one of the judges asked me âif your story isnât chosen, would you still make this film?â I said âyesâ
Welp! It wasnât chosen and I shot the film đ
This is humbling because even though I knew Iâd make this film, I didnât think it would be now. My resources didnât match the ambition of this idea and it was quite overwhelming. But one fine evening in November 2024, I woke up from a nap and thought to myself âIâm making this in Q1 of next yearâ lol đ
Then I texted my friend
@childrenofnowadays and shared the idea with him. His response is on the last slide. We got on a call, cleared our schedules and made plans to visit and research our characters and he began writing.
Next, I spoke to the most creative cinematographer everrrr who is also my favorite
@_davoy I laughed while talking to him about my idea because I did not think it was possible but he listened to me. When I was done talking, he said âTell me everything you want from me to make this happen.â 𤯠I was speechless. I canât write enough on how much it means to have someone like David in your corner. He went above and beyond to make sure we covered 90 percent of our scenes and shots even when we were running against time.
Then
@iamtife stood ten toes to produce the heck out of this project. I wonât go into details yet about how stressful and overwhelming shooting this was but she carried it on her back to make sure we were successful. My friends
@viktuer_the_grapher and
@them2da threw their weight behind this.
@lenox_visuals and
@jbigbaba for some reason believed in this madness and together, we did some crazy stuff.
While I hope post production doesnât humble me too much or render me broke đ, Iâm grateful to God, my EPs and my team that we concluded principal photography successfully. It is with their unwavering support that this dream stands a chance of becoming reality.
We move đŞđ˝
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@viktuer_the_grapher @sammy_aniel
#chiefestchief
#postproductionibegyouooh
