When we were kids, growing up in the sixties, the only images we had of ourselves were either still photographs or 8mm movies. . . . Now we have video, digital cameras, MP3s, and a million other ways to document ourselves. But the still photograph continues to hold a sense of mystery and awe to me.
I started making 8mm films when I was 13, so I've been directing for 21 years.
My father was an amateur filmmaker who shot 8mm color documentaries.