For as long as I can remember, I have always been an avid fan of cinema. Spending the majority of my formative years watching films at home, I had developed an appreciation for the 'escapist' aspect of cinema early on as watching films such as those of James Cameron (prior to Titanic when he was primarily know for sci-fi and action films) allowed me to see things once relegated to one's imagination be brought to life.
It wasn't until I was a teenager that I started to consider the idea of becoming a filmmaker, thanks to films like Reservoir Dogs and El Mariachi showing that you didn't need millions to make a film.
The filmmakers that have been influential to me are Cameron, Tarantino, Scorsese, Park (South Korean director), Nolan, and Spielberg. Concerning the films that I want to make, one of my biggest interests (or obsessions) is that of moral ambiguity.
Growing up, we are taught to view morality as something immutable; almost as if it is a law of nature like gravity. "Good is good, bad is bad, and that's all there is to it", to summarize this view of morality. But as everyone reading this statement knows, that is so far from the truth, it borders on the realm of fiction. With the cultural dominance of superhero films going on at the moment, we see a relentless reinforcement of this 'black and white' perspective, leaving those tired of 'good vs evil' stories deprived of authentic depictions of morality, which is dynamic, multifaceted, and subjective.
I'm interested in showing that the model of morality we were taught is faulty and inadequate and hinders our ability to understand each other, human nature, and society at large.
