I believe that Kickstarter and Indiegogo exist to help people follow their dreams. At Wondercon in 2010, I heard a Marvel Comics exec say, “Don’t let anyone wake you up from your dream.” Amen brother. In making Geek Loves Punk, I’ve been following my dreams and finding my happiness.
A quick gut check tells me that every aspect of making movies feeds my soul and spirit, and is how I want to foster happiness in the world.
We all have our inner Luke Skywalkers, i.e., we were born to fight for the greater good and to live up to our reason for being. Some choose to ignore their life’s calling, or ignore the impulse to figure out what their purpose is. But, the brave, the very brave, leave Tattoine and join the Rebellion and help fight the Galactic Empire.
Making movies is fun, hard work that demands grit and determination. But I don’t think it’s particularly heroic. When I look around, I see people doing heroic things everyday. I have a friend who’s determined to raise her three kids with the love and compassion she had to do without growing up, and she’s pulling it off. Another friend is an emergency pediatrician who literally saves babies’ lives. Another friend went to Iraq to serve his country and returned from Baghdad with a world’s worth of sadness in his eyes. I have a friend who’s so passionate about bowling that she moved apartments in order to live closer to the bowling alley.
I respect all of these folks defining and following their dreams. We’re all dreamers. I hope this encourages you to follow yours.
In the meantime, I’d really appreciate it if you’d support my Kickstarter campaign and help make this lil’ dream of mine come true. :)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1335851532/geek-loves-punk-comedy-about-a-lesbian-geek-and-he