That moment you get an email from overseas. First reaffirming that they found the right person; second,wondering why I did such a taboo project in the first place. I mean, well, Nazis and such.
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” Well, I understood how the protagonist felt…to get the surprise of finding out who your parents really were…and how to unpack it now, in the present.”
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Cake & Fireflies was my last documentary before lockdown. Even though it was a short, it was still poignant. What would you do if the father you knew was not the same person at all?
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Society forgets that every person becomes the villian at least once in their life. It’s how those around them deal with it, and if still breathing, how one evolves from it.
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