A young woman’s grand finale in her pursuit of artistry, and Dallas.UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById("row-unique-0"));Official YouTube SelectionSubscribe to our ChannelUNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById("row-unique-1"));Eric Bizzarri’s StatementI Wanna Make a Movie, or I Wanna Die Trying was made for Toronto’s 48hr Challenge, and it’s something we never could have predicted the outcome of. We got a group of people together who, luckily, were willing to take a chance on us and the challenge. I find that journey fascinating. We spent many hours awake, creating what could have very well lived on a hard drive somewhere after the competition. We started the 48hr Challenge with nothing but a concept, a few lines of dialogue, and mandatory props we needed to include. Now, we have a film that’s travelled to film festivals like the Whistler Film Festival, TIFF Next Wave and more. And now, it lives publicly for you to watch here on Film ShortageThis film is inherently about the creative process, and what happens when two friends are forced to compete against each other. This is an unfortunate circumstance that happens in our industry all the time, sometimes one that affects the relationships many of us have with our peers. Pony and Mattie’s chemistry in this film is hilarious and affecting. I was fortunate to co-direct this film with Pony, and be surrounded in an environment that challenged my creative sensibilities, and allowed me to build new relationships, some of which I still have to this day. I was twenty-four years old when I made this, still fresh out of film school, and learning about how I wanted to make movies. This team gave me the freedom to explore that, and I’ll always be grateful for the experience. You’ll get to where you need to be, if you’re a little crazy, but focused on the goal you desire. Pony Nicole Herauf’s StatementI Wanna Make a Movie, or I Wanna Die Trying, was originally created in a forty-eighthour period, but the feeling it encapsulates has lived on far beyond that. Women are told timeand time again that there isn’t enough room at the table for everyone. Success is advertised ina scarcity model, and the feeling of being pitted against those you admire most isheartbreaking- especially in a pink cowboy hat.This film is about commitment, blind ambition, and how being an actor can be soterrible, it just might tear your insides apart. I was twenty-two years old when we made thisfilm, and now- at thirty (yikes) I haven’t yet figured out how to lose. What brings me the mostpride with I Wanna Make a Movie, or I Wanna Die Trying is the fact that Mattie (who plays Jack,in the film) is still my best friend, and we’re still questing for greatness. When I look at thecowboy hat I got tattooed on my arm to commemorate this film, it reminds me to keep makingmovies with the same delusional punk ass attitude as I did at twenty-two. One day soon, it hasto start working out!UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById("row-unique-2"));The post I Wanna Make a Movie, or I Wanna Die Trying appeared first on Film Shortage.