Around 1.5 hours from L.A., Ojai is a picturesque valley town that has hosted its own film festival for the last seven or so years (www.ojaifilmfestival.com).
Dying Wish was selected from nearly 500 entries and chosen to screen in the category of documentary short. Our film was unique in a number of ways. It was a first film. It was a film with a remarkably low budget, shot by a teenage student camera crew, and it was a film with an educational function that we hope will find applicability in a healthcare setting. Yet, it is also a film with broad appeal because we all know people who are going to die, and we, ourselves, will face that ultimate conclusion.
The audience response to the film was overwhelmingly positive, as it has been wherever it has been shown. Meeting other documentary filmmakers gave us ideas around marketing and funding for the film's future. We are also planning on submitting the film to a number of other film festivals that spotlight the work of women filmmakers, and seeing where that takes us.
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