-Do you remember the exact moment you fell in love with cinema?

  I do. I was very young, back in the era of rejoicing, for the magical TV Gods had deemed us worthy of a third channel to watch and to be granted permission to go to the movies was a rare and special event. It was the forgotten Cecil B DeMille film,’The Crusades.’ (circa 1935).  With a child’s eyes, I didn’t notice the wobbly weapon props or obvious backlot sets, the lack of historical accuracy or other limitations- but the dialog was amazing- far above my full comprehension at the time. I learned the protagonist didn’t have to be even likeable, the antagonist can be multifaceted and the love interest can, and should be allowed, to steal the scene. The hero ultimately fails in his stated goal, but wins the Lady because of his personal growth, the bad guy is honorable and wise- And wins! Most everything I had watched up to that point was fairly two-dimensional- aka: bland.

–Tell us about your project “The Delicacy of Sin” 

  I was selling my novel, ‘Thirty Years of Hate,’ at a Civil War show in North Carolina. Happy with over a six thousand percent Return on Investment and jaw-dropping endorsements, I was approached by a little old man who told me his nephew would like my book. ‘He makes them movin’ pictures out in Hollywood”… It changed my life. I rewrote a full-length script for them, did some script doctoring work and helped several local productions, working as everything from PA to Director.

Flash forward to: ‘The Delicacy of Sin.’ is a short psychological horror script (in pre-production now) based on gourmet cannibalism. There are no protagonists, two codependent female killers and utilizes Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘ticking bomb’ device in an unique positioning…

Within four days of registering the script, it had won its first screenwriting award and I’d also earned ‘Best Script Writer’ -which is especially humbling, since it beat all categories and even full-length screenplays.

-Which Director inspires you the most?

In the current era- Robert Rodriguez!  He has done more with less than any other Director and I strongly urge anyone who’s in any element of filmmaking to watch his ‘Ten Minute Film School.’  He gives back, by teaching others and leaves filmmakers zero excuses not to create.

-What do you dislike about the world and what would you change?  

  Cancer. Racism, Religious and Political Extremism. War. Mistreatment of those who can’t protect themselves… 

For me, I’m a disabled Army veteran (NCO). doing the best I can to raise my sons by myself while being helpful to friends and strangers. 

-How do you imagine cinema in 100 years? 

  I believe cinema will become more personal- with algorithms already tracking an individual’s preferences, cinema will become modular, with film having different and automatic substitutions based upon an individual’s past choices and actively continuous monitoring- predict, adjust and entertain. The same romantic film will be completely different for two viewers sitting side-by-side…

   …or ‘Idiocracy’ will become the most prophetic film of our lifetime.

-What is your impression of WILD FILMMAKER?

 What a great place for us Independent Filmmakers to have? I hope WILD FILMMAKER grows and gives a spotlight to many more struggling filmmakers! Add chat rooms for networking and get more word-of-mouth and it’ll be elevated to a ‘Must’ for any Independent Filmmaker!