No, the title of this blog post has nothing to do with me getting married (I’m laughing at that one!). Rather, it concerns a character I played in the episode’ Fatal Vows,’ which aired last week on Oxygen TV’s Accident, Suicide or Murder. In that episode, I played Lowell Edwin “Ed” Amos, a convicted serial killer.

I alluded to portraying this type of character in my last post. When we were in production on this episode, it was a real eye-opener to learn that someone could commit such heinous crimes and live their life as if nothing had happened. In Amos’ case, he was a plant manager at General Motors. Thankfully, programs like this shed light on these subjects and may prevent future atrocities.

On a more festive note, Stonegate, where I play Father Clayton, continues to do well in the streaming world. Recently released to Tubi, Stonegate is also available on Amazon, YouTube, Fawsome, and Google Play.  Last week, Dan Groom, Stonegate’s director, began releasing interviews he conducted with the actors. Please visit the following link to watch part one of mine.

This past week, In Mind We Trust, the sequel to Justice Is Mind, was notified that the screenplay received the Gold Award at the International Celebration of Cinema and was selected as an official entry in the Wallachia International Film Festival.  As of today, In Mind We Trust has a 70% acceptance rate at film festivals. While there are still four undecided festivals left in the campaign, I could not be more pleased with these results. When one considers that the majority of film festivals only accept 10-15% of screenplay submissions, In Mind We Trust is doing well.

But I don’t rest on my literal laurels for one minute. I’ll still never forget when I submitted Justice Is Mind to the festival market as a completed feature film. While I was hopeful for a handful of selections, we only received two. And neither of those festivals is around anymore. But I turned those rejections into opportunities with a theatrical screening tour and an international premiere on the MS. Queen Elizabeth. My first short film, First World, didn’t do that well in the festival circuit either. While the screenplay for the feature-length story received some nice awards, the short film itself did better on the science fiction convention circuit and was picked up by Hulu when they first launched.

What this tells me is that tastes in filmmaking change, both within the industry and the consumer market. My point is to write and produce what inspires you, not what the market is dictating at the moment. Those interests can change like New England weather. What’s not so popular today may be a market leader tomorrow.

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