LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this truly transcendent film about multigenerational trauma, as is my debut memoir Killing Justice...your humanity is your resistance!

H a u n t e d From                                                         To Shamefully Stripped Humiliatingly Handcuffed                         Guillotined by Grace  Abandoned Advocate MessedUp Miscreant                                 Opener of the Ostracized         Eviscerated by Evildoers                          Delivered by Dancers Humiliated Hero                                        Humanized by Humiliation Assassinated Anger                                  Anima

well-deserved nominations for this truly transcendent, ecstatic, euphoric masterpiece I got a chance to see in glorious 70mm at the Aero last night...which, even in its moments of imbalance, reinforces the powerful truth that one person's unwavering faith can, quite literally, shake the world, which is also a central theme of my debut memoir Killing Justice...

T O L E R A N C E From                                                         To Bullied & Battered                                  Grateful for Grace-Givers                                                                   Orchestrator for Openness Adored Abusers                                       Openly Odd Damaged by Dead Souls                        Delivered by Dancers Trusted Traitors                                       Trusting Traumatically Overly Optimistic...

hanging out with Kathleen Chalfant, star of the powerful, deeply moving film Familiar Touch, after yesterday's screening at UTA, where she does an extraordinary job of portraying the struggle for empowerment by so many who are in assisted living facilities, including my own adoptive mom

Hanging out with Gus Van Sant after last night's screening of his new gripping, darkly comic masterpiece "Dead Man's Wire", based on a true story...(just like my debut memoir, Killing Justice, is gripping & darkly comic & based on a true story, lol)...

LOVE this powerful, deeply moving film! The Chronology of Water” is a 2025 film directed by Kristen Stewart, marking her feature directorial debut. It is based on the acclaimed 2011 memoir of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch, which explores themes of trauma, survival, and redemption through a deeply personal lens, as does my debut memoir Killing Justice.

Hanging out with Charlie Polinger, writer/director of the powerful, deeply resonant new film The Plague, which wrestles with the theme of how much of our self we may be willing to sacrifice in order to belong, as does my debut memoir Killing Justice, after this morning's Film Independent screening at Laemmle NoHo

Hanging out with Luca Castellani, actor in & producer for the powerful, deeply moving new short film America, after last night's Variety Screening at the London West Hollywood. From a story born out of truth and urgency to an Oscar®-qualified short, AMERICA stands as a testament to the power of empathy and human connection. This film was only possible thanks to the extraordinary vision of Aly Muritiba, the dedication of every artist involved, and the courage to tell a story t

hanging out with Katy O'Brian, who stars in the darkly comic, wildly entertaining Queens of the Dead, after tonight's screening at AMC Century City, & which opens this weekend, so GO SEE IT!

hanging out with Catherine Gund, after a screening of "Paint Me a Road Out of Here", the powerful, inspiring documentary she directed, at the Getty last night, one of the themes of which is the power of art to liberate, which is also a central theme of my debut memoir Killing Justice, which is now being adapted for the screen

THREADS From                                                         To Lost Lawyer                                               Found Family Obscured Oddness                                     Oddly Orchestral Obedient Orphan                                       Undisciplined Uplifter Suicidally Silent                                        Nasty when Necessary Entitled, yet Eviscerated                            Dancing Despite Daggers Traumatized & Terrorized           

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this truly transcendent show, which finds humanity in the bleakest of spaces here and while it doesn’t absolve its characters of their sins, it does offer them a bridge to understand each other and a chance – no matter how brief – for redemption, as does my debut memoir, Killing Justice, and as will its upcoming screen adaptation, the working title for which is Orphan Rising.

YAY! The 37th Amazon review for my memoir, Killing Justice, which I'm currently working with my Canadian filmmaker friend Bernard Gray to adapt for the screen...page-turner chaostocalm beautyoflife beautyofself perseverance perspective desperation acceptance awakening humanexperience celebration vulnerability forgiveness

hanging out with Jason Clarke, after a screening of the powerful series premiere of "Murdaugh: Death in the Family", & after he agreed to check out my debut memoir Killing Justice, in case he might want a role in the film adaptation of it

Hanging out with Flor De Alcis, one of the stars of the wonderful new film "Love the Skin You're In", which was the opening night featured film at the La Femme International Film Festival at the Regal LA Live Theatre last night, & which features a complicated father/daughter relationship which mirrors closely the complicated mother/son relationship at the heart of Killing Justice

hanging out with Emmy-winning writer Dan Gilroy after a screening of 2 episodes of Andor he wrote followed by a Q&A entitled War, Justice & Democracy in Andor. Was inspired by how Dan is super passionate about abuses of power, as his father was in the military in WWII & liberated the 1st of the concentration camps, just as my reading Elie Wiesel's novels & Of Blood & Hope by Samuel Pisar, another holocaust survivor, awakened a similar passion in me, as did my being subjected

poster for the powerful, deeply moving new film Christy, which I got to enjoy a free Film Independent screening of at the Pacific Design...

Hanging out with the courageous whistleblower John Kiriakou at a USC screening of the stunning doc Silenced back in February of 2016, as...

Love, love, love this powerful, deeply moving film...which traces the dramatic journey of several veterans who lost one of their brothers...