Reflecting "Line Of Fire"

My last short film was screened for the public in downtown Los Angeles more than 8 months ago. Since then it's been a dismal season of submitting to other film festivals-- mostly the big ones. Every month, I received the the kindest rejection letters from them. So I stopped without really trying because submitting became costly. It was also a miserable summer for me. Losing my grandmother was a big loss. Even now, I can't believe she's gone. I should dedicate my film to her.

I'm not going to boast but I truly believe "Line Of Fire" is my best work. I've done some human dramas before and realized I had to step away from that genre. I needed to evolve and explore towards the themes and stories I'm more attracted to. The idea behind "Line Of Fire" just came to me suddenly. Most of my scripts happen that way. It just took a few months to write it and polish it. I've taken a lot of influence from Luc Besson and David Fincher and tried to mold their style with mine. But after the TOM screening and rejected emails, not many people approached me about the film. Your friends will congratulate you because they're your friends whether they're honest or not. But outside of that circle, I can only remember maybe like 3 or 4 people that had something to say about the film. Maybe my film wasn't that great. Maybe people are more comfortable watching Asian dramas. I read people's comments, blogs, wall writings on other directors' films in the past with more excitement and complimentary words of triumph.