The Last Wave
After many years of trying to write films - starting many times, but never finishing a screenplay - I hit a breaking point during the winter of 2022. Out of that desperation, I picked up a camera and returned to where my storytelling began: my childhood home. For three days, I followed my parents around. No plan, no script, no clear story, and half the audio barely usable (which later became a lesson). Just framing the shot and pressing record. That’s how my first film was born.
Luckily, my training as a photographer helped me frame each shot with intention. My bachelor’s degree in Journalism taught me how to listen deeply and ask the questions that reveal the emotional core of a conversation. And a lifetime spent telling stories—one way or another—helped me uncover a narrative in the editing process, even when I thought there wasn’t one. Because, truthfully, I went in completely unprepared.
Completing this documentary was one of the most rewarding projects I’ve ever worked on. It gave me full creative control—along with full responsibility for the success or failure of my choices. It reconnected me with my passion for visual arts, now evolved into cinematography. It taught me how to edit, and how to tell a story not through written words, but through spoken ones.
