Were there any challenges with directing that maybe you didn’t anticipate? I think the biggest challenge were the people from LA who came to help me and had never really been in the snow before-that was really difficult for them. But, for the most part, it definitely had its challenges, but I think we had a good plan going into it, so it helped a lot. It was once completely covered over with ice and then it slowly receded because the temperature fluctuated, there were a lot of elements that constantly changed. Then the water scene, that whole pool changed so many times over the course of prepping the film. If you deviated from the path two or three feet in either direction you would be up to your waist in snow-so it was pretty interesting. Maine did have one of the heaviest snowfalls it’s had in decades, so basically we had to figure out where we were shooting and then had snowmobiles go and pack down the snow of where we would actually be walking. Suza Horvat and I were in Maine since December prepping this film and we didn’t shoot until March, so I had a really good jump and quite a bit of time to plan out everything. What was it like shooting with the winter elements? Did it pose any challenges?
Tom Berenger’s character in the film, there are many of elements of my dad that are carried over to his character. Fishing is starting up in Maine right now and that lasts through the summer, and hunting kicks up in November-that’s basically a cyclical world for him, based on these seasons. He lived in that RV, the RV that’s in the film is actually his, and his life revolves around the seasons. Interestingly enough, this is how my dad lives to this day-he hunts and fishes, that’s his whole motivation for staying alive really. This story ‘Blood and Money,’ Berenger plays a character that is inspired by my father so I kind of leaned on that aspect of my life to get inspiration, and that’s how it evolved. What was it about this particular story that made you say, yes I want to direct this? Making that short film was just a stepping stone to get the credibility to get the feature off the ground. It is very difficult to get a feature off of the ground, just with financing, so credibility goes a long way. Four, five years ago, I definitely wanted to make my way into directing, it was something I felt like I needed to do. The short film was definitely proof of ability, for lack of a better phrase. You have plenty of experience on a film set and even directed your own short film-what made you want to make that jump into directing a feature film?
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