Ever since I saw “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” as a kid, I knew I wanted to make movies. Ever since I dated a liberal as an adult, I knew I wanted to fight for liberty. Growing up, I was never interested in politics. My imagination was too big to worry about trivial matters such as real life. I had too many movie ideas waiting to be shot in my backyard.

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But during the height of the 2008 election it was impossible to ignore politics, especially while I was in film school and living in Seattle (where I reside). I knew I disagreed with my instructors and girlfriend at the time, but I couldn’t quite articulate why. I was always proud to be an American, but it wasn’t until I educated myself in America’s founding that I realized just how badass America really is. This knowledge gave me the ammo I needed to fight back.

I always knew the power of film as a medium, but it wasn’t until I became politically active that I became aware of just how important this tool really is. The left have become masters at utilizing liberal subtext in their work to influence their audience. The problem is that our side doesn’t utilize this medium as effectively as they can. We don’t have Hollywood, but we do have the internet. Yet simply producing a video about conservatism does not a captivating video make. It’s not just about the content of the video, or the information written on the screen. It’s about connecting emotionally with your audience. There is only one real way to do this: storytelling. (more…)

Before the election, at a comfortable film festival in Spain, filmmaker Woody Allen told journalists abroad that it would be “a disgrace and a humiliation if Barack Obama does not win.”

“It would be a very, very terrible thing for the United States in many, many ways,” he said. Adding that Mr. Obama, “represents a huge step upward from (the) incompetence and misjudgment” of the Bush administration.”

You know, it’s a hard thing to watch your heroes fall. To see them as they really are, not as you thought they were, not as you wish they were.

I grew up loving Woody Allen movies, ranking “Annie Hall,” “Manhattan” and “Hannah and Her Sisters” as three of my favorite all-time films. With “Radio Days” and “Sleeper” not too far behind.  (more…)