What happened to my peurile dream?

When my friend John said that I should write for this blog, I got really excited. I've been meaning to start one, to dedicate to fashion. He said the blog is intended to discuss about art and film, I was disappointed for a sec. Then I realize I was once passionate about film, still am but more of an admirer rather than a contributor. What happened...

Before I graduated from UCSD, I dreamed of becoming a kick-ass female film director (yes, exactly that description). I would be directing music videos in flavor of Let Forever Be by Michel Gondry and independent films like Run Lola Run, Amelie, Real Woman have Curves, and Saving Face. I once quoted:" I want to marry Michel Gondry's brain." and Alice Wu (director of Saving Face) was my idol. Michel Gondry is so innovative and Alice Wu is just inspirational! She went to school for computer science, worked for Microsoft in Seattle then switched her career path to film when she turned 30. She wrote her script in two weeks and sent it in for a contest. Why wouldn't that be inspirational. Though some parts of the Saving Face was cheesy, but she really captured the essence of a bi-cultural family, grandparents included.

I wanted to work on films about love, becoming-of-age stories, new age females, my thorn-in-the-butt parents, bi-cultural experience(done the right way), the after effects of politics on life and of course it has to have kick-ass music to accompany with.

I never got interested in film till I had to take film classes for my prerequisites in college. I was introduced to various arty films around the world and I got molded into thinking about how every angle was shot when watching a film.Then I got to make my own little film projects for my media classes. I thought,"Forget about graphic design," - not that they teach you anything about "Design" anyway. :/ I even had the opportunity to study Spanish Film in Madrid - the best summer ever and now I know everything about Pedro Almodovar.

To be continued...