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Sunday, March 9th, 2014Filmwise: The eighth draft of the little girl in Baghdad script is being allowed some me time to breathe.
A sponge…
In an old interview, a Tunisian film actor compared her artist within to a sponge that constantly needs to be submerged in life, and I would add the arts, in order to continue to be creative and fresh.
So, dedicating the weekend to unwinding and recovering from over three months of writing, I took advantage of the sunshine on Saturday and walked through the West End and South Bank.
In addition to the delicious experience of watching the magnificent The Grand Budapest Hotel (Dir. Wes Anderson, 2014), I experienced a most sweet and kindly moment along the day.
A couple in their thirties stopped by a wall on the pavement.
“Wait!”, reprimanded the man, as his female companion attempted to calm down their dog.
“Sit!”, she commanded in a gentle tone, but the little chap was too eager for what the man had in his hand – a bottle of mineral water.
With the woman gently caressing the dog’s head, the animal thirstily licked the water from the man’s palm. The three seemed to work in concert, he pouring, she holding and encouraging, and the dog drinking before the water slipped through the man’s fingers.
Peace and love,
Ja‘far
March 2nd 2014
Sunday, March 2nd, 2014Filmwise: Our feature film MESOCAFÉ is part of the Raindance VOD Premiere Collection line-up.
Officially launched last Monday, the site has received coverage in the trades, including Screen Daily and the Hollywood Reporter.
Peace and love,
Ja‘far ‘Abd al-Hamid