Halfway to Zen

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Al L I have made Indie films. I know it is hard to get the $, the sound guys, the lighting crew, etc...pay them, have them all in one place...and coordinate the thing as a director...but you just gotta do it all with smooth editing in mind, and check to see that what's in the can is quality. The characters are great and likely from somebody's life, more or less. The actors seem a mix of naturals and amateurs. Work with what you've got. The good actors do a great job saving ruined takes from the wooden voices droning at them. The locations are humdrum. The gender issue of the girl is topical and a moment in time, after the social distraction/fad of kids " transitioning " is rightly tossed in the cultural curio cabinet next to bell-bottom jeans and the "perm" hairdo. What this looks like is an uneven presentation of talents and abilities. I'd bet whatever $ the director raised for this thing had to stretch far, and also pay the rent and the car payments for a while, so if your team is made of whoever you can get, you Ed Wood the sucker and Get Er Done, no matter what, guerrilla Indie style, skipping a lot of sanding and polish that should come with a production that has more time and money available to it. Story is naturalistic and well proportioned; screenwriter should be commended. Needs to be remade by an adequately funded and competent production and a more seasoned director. It's art? What's "good" or "bad" in art? But. Citizen Kane this is not. More like Glen or Glenda, and that's Great. Would earn a B+ for effort as a film school final project. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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