When I understood the difference between hobby and my essence as a career fruit to be followed, the professional flowed and happened like never before.
We often think that walking away and letting go after the first big difficulty is the easiest way out. It may even be, but only in the short term because every action has a consequence and it comes back to charge and demand you.
This is what happened to me after my first short movie. I thought it would be impossible to get it back, I would need to invest a lot of money. In fact, we think about pre and during and when it comes to post production, we no longer have resources…even more with a series of mistakes that could have been avoided.
I left the cinema aside because it was the “easy way out” and went to live on the spiritual path. I decided to live in Panama to strengthen myself spiritually and pass on knowledge about yoga, meditation and breathing to people. I didn’t want to have anything to do with cinema anymore.
Remember I wrote that when something is not a hobby but a path to be followed, it comes back to charge you and put you “on a track” again? Well… there in Panama I had some wonderful friends who helped me to realize that cinema is my life and therefore I should never put it aside, because then I would be unhappy.
There in Panama I participated in a film festival (Festival Visible) and a script course with people from different countries. I started recording videos again, amateurishly. And I reconsidered the possibility of saving the short that I thought was lost.
In fact, in the cinema, NOTHING IS LOST! It may not turn out the way it was planned and not be on time, but that’s the wonder of art. Cinema is pure art and art allows you to think outside the box and discover new paths.
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