Yo, I'm On The Making Movies Train

Ava DuVernay as she wrapped directing Scandal (Episode 308) last week.
Photo Credit: Ava DuVernay

The title of this post came from film writer, TV/documentary/film director & producer, and film marketer & distributor Ava DuVernay. She was the keynote speaker at the 2013 Film Independent Forum, presented by Indiewire, that took place October 25-27 at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in Los Angeles, CA. If you follow We Connected Productions, LLC (WCP, LLC) you will remember the interview we had with Ava during the pre-Oscar events.

Other memorial quotes from her speech on Sunday, October 27:

• "Desperation is a repellent, passion is a magnet"
• "There's a difference between between hungry and passionate & desperate and depressing"
• "Test if you're wearing [desperation]: you spend more time in your day thinking of what you don't have than working w/ what you do"
•  "I took off something in 2010 that was inhibiting me...and that was my desperation"
•  "Trying to get something from someone else is preventing you from DOING."

"The only thing that moves you forward is your work". This quote resonated with Sharee and I. We, like Ava, did not go to film school, but did the work. WCP, LLC wrote, directed, and produced 4 short films which you can view here; produced two local short films and an independent feature film that premiered a few weeks ago in Columbia, SC; produced Gospel Talk, a web content talk show; and documented our international travels to Italy and China. We did the work and was recently approached to produce a regional production. God is aligning WCP, LLC to produce positive images of African-Americans in various media formats. Stay tune.

Watch Ava DuVernay's keynote speech and be INSPIRED!!!

Follow Ava on twitter at @avaetc

What are you doing? Are you on the "Yo, I'm On The Making Movies Train"?

Rhonda W. & Sharee W.