My college thesis project was a perfect opportunity to put all aspects of documentary filmmaking to practice. I created a budget and scope of work, applied for grants, pre-interviewed the subjects, drove to Idaho with a small crew, shot in zero-degree weather for three days, made footage stringouts and assembly edits, then finally edited it all together for a final draft. The whole nine yards!

Despite all the hats I had to wear, the trickiest part was actually telling an impactful story while respecting the place and the subjects. While the themes in the final film are quite broad, we were able to adhere to the initial concept more closely than I had anticipated.