Whenever I have said that I want to go into documentary filmmaking, most people just look at me like I’m crazy.
However, in many ways, I think documentary filmmaking is sophisticated, beautiful, and a raw portrayal of humanity in a way that can’t be captured in a day-to-day interaction, or in a fictional setting.
I always have said that I wanted to create documentaries that changed minds and hearts. Although I still want to do that, I have found out how incredibly difficult it is to piece together a story in a way that is interesting and provocative, yet stays true to the subjects, and their stories.
At the moment, my Food Co-op Documentary has absolutely zero qualities I listed above. It is a mish-mash of bizarre farm footage, and now I am being faced with the task of finding a story and taking the time to figure out what I can do to make it more provocative or interesting than it is now.
I have learned a lot through this process already. Working with Bobby has been great, just because he really focuses on what story he is looking to tell, where I was just thinking the story would come to me. Obviously interesting subjects make the documentary, right? Wrong.
Regardless, this process has been incredible, and has given me ideas for the types of subjects, and stories, I want to pursue in the future.
