Could you better focus on this concept? Films or narrative are a means of escape. The struggle of a person is mostly within themselves. We ask ourselves, "Why can't I push pass my own physical, emotional, and cultural limitations to fix things." Many people hold solace in the afterlife. They think of death as the escape from this life/world. The spaceship has the same promise but it does not come with death. You are not asleep and complacent. You are awake and evolving. The spaceship waits in the heavens promising not angels but intelligent beings, technology, and vast knowledge. Looking up is assuring. Above you is the promise of understanding and reasoning. The clouds whisk you away leaving your worries on Earth. Some find gods above them I find technology, complex organisms with progressive ideas. You have formal training. In your opinion how much training influences art? It influences everything. The formal training gives you what you pay for. You get the best access to references, peers, thinkers, mentors, discussions, tools, brains, environment and the ability to be free of the world. You get the ability to begin to development and come into your own. Formal training is in no way necessary. The deep understanding that even after the training you still have a long pathway to mastering your craft can not bestills discounted. A from moonless Thanks for sharing your time and thoughts with us. What’s next for Maria? Are there any new projects on the horizon? My next film is a long form narrative about four friends searching for a bottomless hole along the Pacific Northwest. Ultimately it is a thirtysomething coming of age film that deals with the need to hold on to your unicorns. eventuallybym.tumblr.com I've also been toying around with a multi-player online game. It is a total artist venture but again focusing on humanity. What would it be like if you had some the ability to alter your environment and body on a biological level? Can biological diversity change our social and cultural hangups? Would widespread biological diversity change how we view gender, race, ethnicity, or disabilities?
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A still from moonless