why not to make films
nowadays almost everybody is a film maker of some sort, even the kitchen staff and people who work on trams, even in the remotest regions of the world like the kalahari desert, everybody is in some way associated with the film industry
the most common of all these film makers are of course, the documentary directors
and so, in the space of a mere twenty years, not only has all the glamour been drained from the film world, but in fact, there is something vaguely ridiculous about calling one’s self a film maker
it reminds people of the steam train, and all those high and mighty steam train executives who rapidly went out of business when electricity took over
one has to guard very carefully the truth about one’s identity these days
it makes much more sense to people if you tell them you work in extreme sports, or graffitti management, or anything with “urban” in front
these are fields where glamour sticks
actually in south africa only the arms industry still works as a chick magnet
in sweden i am not yet sure what is de rigeur
i will make it my business to find out and INFORM you
your man in malmo
ak
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