Take a trip behind the scenes of the making of an Independent Film on a shoe-string budget: “Regretting Fish.” The footage is somewhat sparse but effectively conveys the daunting yet fun task of making cinema, the colorful cast and crew, and the age-old adage regarding a career in Independent Film: “Only the Insane Need Apply.”

While submitting my first picture, Williamsburg, to festivals in 2006, I slowly yet relentlessly became immersed in, and smitten with, the New York City Theatre scene. Since then, I have written and directed ten short and three full-length plays that have gone up on stages around town; consequently, I ended up meeting, working with, and befriending some of the best actors in New York. To this day, 95% of my closest friends are actors with whom I’ve worked over the past five years.
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