-When you plan the realization of a film project, what are your objectives?

My objectives are very simple. I think they are the same as every other person that writes a script. It would be to get the proper funding in place to tell the story exactly how it’s written. What I mean by that is my last film was substantially under budget for what was written and had to keep rewriting scenes or deleting some to make sure we could fit the film in our budget and complete the film. With proper funding the story can be made and told exactly how it’s supposed to be told. The other big objective is to have the story seen by as many eyes as possible. You dream of having your work on the big screen but as long as it is distributed, whether on the big screen or the little one, that is always a major factor as well. The sooner you can secure distribution the better, I say. 

-With Artificial Intelligence, cinema is undergoing a phase of transformation even more radical than the one that occurred in the 1920s with the transition from silent films to sound. What is your opinion on this?

As long as it’s only used as a tool and not a way to create a project, I see nothing wrong with this. There will always be inventions as the years go on that will always enhance our lives, while at the same time hindering it somewhere else. I personally have used AI when transcribing my subtitles into other languages. I’ve found it very useful and less time consuming. There are also some people who are using it to create films. While they still have to input all the information to receive the results they are looking for, they are taking out all the human elements that need to go into a film to express the raw thoughts and feelings that one is trying to capture. From collaboration to instincts, this art form is meant to express human emotion through story and I feel using this tool in this way takes everything away from that. It would be like Michelangelo typing into a machine what he wanted and having the machine do the sculpting for him. It would be like taking the paint brush out of Picasso’s hand and having a machine brush the strokes on the canvas for him. You will never have the true perspective of the artist if it is used in this sense. It will never be their work. 

-To which production or distribution company would you like to propose your new project? Give us a profile, including some examples.

I would like a distribution company like me, independent. There are many great companies around the globe that I would love to work and collaborate with. Some of the bigger one’s in the USA would be companies like A24 or Bleecker Street. Some of the foreign companies would include Lucky Red in Italy or Film Archive in the UK. These are just some samples but if any company is willing to contribute to my film, I would give anyone a chance so I can make it.