Volcanic Sprint played at the DC Independent Film Festival today. It was preceded by two other short African-issue films produced by Western filmmakers. Co-producer Dan ducked out at the credits, so I flew solo for the Q&A. Later, we met up with some friends at Roger Miller Restaurant in Silver Spring for some Cameroonian food. Good to catch up with owner and friend Emmanuel Bobga.
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Armitage Straight-Talker
Today we launched production for a new short film for the International Crisis Group. This group is one of the most important conflict-resolution outfits in the world, fiercely non-partisan, highly influential, respected across borders and party lines. Today was my first time to meet Dick Armitage, the former Deputy Secretary of State and current principal at Armitage International, based in Arlington. In the interview, he was sharp, frank, savvy, charming, and opinionated. I could understand how this former military man climbed the foreign policy ranks so adeptly and certainly wouldn’t bet against the success of his new company.
Change of Pace
Today, we wrapped production on a two-day commercial shoot for Cernium, a video analytics firm based in Reston, VA. It was a fun change of pace, where I directed a four-person crew, with four actors, and we could micro-manage the most delicate of dolly moves and rack zooms amidst set-ups with 5-6 lights. Very non-documentary, and kind of fun.