Tag Archives: Over-the-Rhine

Knowing Leads to Healing

Posted on June 6, 2020 by

It’s easy to vilify names, faces and images. Online. On social media. In the news–real, fake or a mix of both. The only way to know the truth is to know someone. To listen, to learn, and to care for … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on May 16, 2020 by

Healing River: Reviews and Pictures Initial reviews and comments on my feature film Healing River—which just premiered on Amazon Prime–are wonderful! Keep ’em coming, everyone! (Amazon gives priority to the most-watched and reviewed movies.) You can watch or order the … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on April 14, 2020 by

My Feature Film is Finally Being Released! I’ve been updating readers for years about my first feature film as a writer-director, Over-the-Rhine. So I’m beyond thrilled to announce that it’s finally being released! And that its name has been changed … Continue reading →

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Writing Checks in the New Year

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

I still send physical checks to pay some of my bills (you too?). And sure enough, at the start of each year I end up writing the wrong date on them. For example, today I mailed a very large payment … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Something Real “Faith-based” movies are in the toddler stage. Hollywood only began to realize there was a large audience for such films when The Passion of the Christ sold massive numbers of tickets to churchgoers in…

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All That Matters

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

“Love is a perpetual motion machine, the only one that has ever been invented. The more you use it, the more it produces.” ~From the in-the-works novel Over-the-Rhine. “All that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” ~Galatians 5:6

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A Life-Changer

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

Three years ago this month, we began production on Over-the-Rhine, my first feature film as a writer-director-producer. I’d made many short films over the years, but this was the first time anyone had ever put up the funding necessary for … Continue reading →

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Bear With Me!

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

To my old faithfuls, and hopefully a few new faithfuls, as well: I’m scrambling to finish the first draft of my novel Over-the-Rhine (based on the screenplay of my feature film of the same name). As a result, I’ll be slow … Continue reading →

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Music from My Movies

Posted on April 12, 2019 by

Impossible Love The song Impossible Love plays a key role in my film Over-the-Rhine, as indeed it does in my life. Early in the movie, seventeen-year-old songwriter and drug addict Alec has a melody stuck in his head. He attempts … Continue reading →

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Music from My Movies: Correction!

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

Oops! Well, this is embarrassing! A couple of days ago I shared The Game, a song I wrote for the feature film Over-the-Rhine, only to discover that I’d accidentally uploaded an earlier version! I’ve updated the blog post to include … Continue reading →

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