So it took me seven years to finish this documentary, "Pushin' Forward."
I'm sitting here scratching my head wondering what's next.
I've been taking a lot of actions, though, submitting to film festivals, making contacts with all kinds of people varying from other filmmakers, distributors, to educators, non-profit organizations, etc., etc.
I keep modifying my goals, hence the plan with this film -- perpetually thinking about how or where or what I can do with it.
Ultimately, the more parents, the more pre-teens, and the more educators and people who work with the youth it can reach, the bigger the impact of this film will be. So this film should be spread through some kind of grassroots activities. I would like to tap into this massive movement currently taking place in Los Angeles to tackle the ever aggravating gang violence here. But how or where....? I went to the L.A. City Council meeting last week and was utterly overwhelmed. There are so many entities trying to work on this issue. Yet, as Ms. Connie Rice had indicated in her report, the problem is that they are not working together, just scattered and uncoordinated effort all over. Phew!
I would love to have Mayor Villaraigosa and/or LAPD Chief Bratton to watch the film and give me a raving review.
Yes, that would be awesom, and I'm working on it. Still I just get overwhelmed about where to begin.
Today, I met with people at National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institue in Los Angeles, a non-profit organization that works with all sorts of issues contemporary latino population deal with in their life.
My film touches on everything they do.
They all applauded, but what's next?
We could plan some events to screen the film and invite James Lilly to participate in discussion.
Yes, that's what I would like to do.... start with one group at a time.
Still I'm thinking out loud.... "What do I do next today?"
May be I'll go take a bath.....
