I’ve pulled the trigger on a new title.  My first feature film, THE REAL MIKADO, is now called SHE LIGHTS UP WELL.  The original title was too obscure for people who weren’t familiar with Gilbert & Sullivan’s opera.  When a woman asked me if my film was “The Real Mick-A-Doo,” I realized it was time for a

In case you missed it, Laura Berman, a columnist for the Detroit News wrote a lovely piece about The Real Mikado in yesterday’s Detroit News! http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130827/METRO02/308270044/1348/OPINION0304/For-filmmaker-life-imitates-art-movie-about-Troy-library I’ve also posted photos from the production on the Facebook page. Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, you can still see the pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.284506811653693.54234.124146577689718&type=1&l=9c6a205035 Also, our

You deserve an update, especially because so many of you have supported me and the film from the very beginning but I’ve been struggling to find a way to summarize something so incredible and life-altering into words. Forgive me for what sounds like a platitude but the most important thing I learned from this whole