I feel it was the depth of amazing talent in NYC that allowed me to make this film for very little money, but more than that, it was the city itself, with its hustle and “let’s do it” attitude. We shot it in 14 days, in and around the part of Brooklyn where I lived, and it went on to sell to Amazon. That film, Brooklyn Tide, cost a lot less than a million dollars.
This opened many doors for me, and it was investors with whom I connected on this project who funded my first feature film. This life turned into an indie film career, starting with a web series I was able to fund through a Kickstarter that went on to get a million views on YouTube.