Having had one hell of a mercurial ride on this documentary project, it is a wonder how I’ve made any progress at all.
After an altercation with the authorities and a dispute with the residents of the area, my key participant vacated his turf leaving no indication of where he had gone.
However, it was just a few days ago when I got a messenger note from him ensuring me that he was safe and well and that he is looking to get clean again. With this in mind, my original project has again taken a new direction but this time, one that I cannot begrudge.
I was hoping to talk about this face-to-face with my class mates but due to parenting commitments, Skype would be the next best thing.
Attending the class as a computer screen was actually not too bad as I was a witness to Matt’s production methods and project trajectory for his piece, I was also able to talk to our lecturer Kim about improvements to mine.
Skype’s obviously not ideal but when you are driven to distraction by your own platitudes of why you can’t be available for class again, Skype is really the next best thing.