Having Lunch by herself

A Kelly fantasy

One of the first things I loved when I read the screenplay was the strong element of fantasy and how it is so relevant in our actions in everyday life. One of the positive things about fantasies is that they help you figure out what you like, and they sort out who you are and the things that you like. For example:

I have a fantasy that has been with me for a while, probably for at least fifteen years. I remember it every time I go shopping for accessories -- shoes, clothes, make-up, whatever. I try to imagine I have befriended a person that for some reason just knows how I would like to dress and shows me step by step how to do it (on a budget no less). The really wonderful thing about this person is that she isn't dressing me to look like someone or trying to fit me into the latest trends. This person knows my past, my present,and my future and is able to express what I have such trouble expressing through style.

However, it is not much fun to shop with other people, it is very intrusive in something that I find intimate. It makes me sound like a weirdo but I think it indicates that sometimes fantasies can be more fulfilling than reality and are much more effective in helping you to find your reality.

- Kelly C
[Filmmaker's Wife]

The Premise

For many of you who are not familiar with Dear Stranger, here is the premise of the film:

Rosie and a Stranger make a beautiful and silent connection on the Subways. Unfortunately, the Stranger has to get off the train in a hurry thus aborting their relationship. But Rosie is unable to think of anything else, and unable to move on. A relationship with the Stranger blooms in her mind that slowly becomes more and more real. This fantasy relationship behaves like any other -- with conflicts, jealousies, attraction, anger and issues of trust. Even when a good and real relationship appears on her horizon, Rosie is unable to give up this fantasy relationship as she remains committed to the Stranger in the hopes that she will see him again.

Will they ever meet again? Will the new and real man stick around? Will she choose reality or a fantasy? Is the Stranger also waiting for her?

Sorry to leave you hanging but if you are intrigued, check the film out at various festivals that are hopefully playing in your area.

- AAP
[Filmmaker]

Am I going to see you again?

I love these two stills.

- Kelly C
[Filmmaker's Wife]

David vs King Kong

Found a production diary of the film King Kong which will be released in December 2005. A lot of this stuff is interesting even if you are aware of the process that is needed to create such a monster. But I cannot help laughing a little bit to think of how it compares to the almost one-man post-production team (me) of Dear Stranger. Though envious of all those resources that Peter Jackson has on hand, I have to say -- it is a little scary to imagine how anyone can possibly organize their mind to visualize or see the end film. There are departments for each aspect of post-production and then more departments that bring it together, and then another department to make sure all the right things are happening. No such head-spinning on Dear Stranger, some hair pulling though.

- AAP
[Filmmaker]

Time management

You see the pic(s) to the side? Well, it took me at least an hour or two to figure how to do that (HTML means little to me). Time that could have been well spent working on the film. But it annoyed me that I could not add a default pic to the page and so after trying the pic everywhere else, I was able to place it where I initially wanted it to be -- the sidebar. Nice. Life's little victories.

- AAP
[Filmmaker]

Will they come?

Blogging for a film yet to be released is weird in the sense that I do not expect anyone to read or be remotely interested in what I am writing till people start to see it and like it (hopefully) enough to check out the website. Which will not happen for atleast another three months because currently I am finishing up the editing, then the sound and music have to be done, then the festival circuit, it has to be selected, then the actual screening. Oh, I am getting dizzy thinking about it.

- AAP
[Filmmaker]

A first glimpse

- AAP
[Filmmaker]