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Last night, I went to see the Lake Orion premiere of the short-film "The Point" at Lake Orion High School. I wrote an article, which was featured in the Oakland Press yesterday, about Lake Orion resident and director Chuck Grady, who wrote and directed the short-film. The film is based on a true event that took place in Wisconsin in February 2009. Grady said he heard on ESPN about a high school basketball player who lost his mother to cancer the day before a big game. The player decided to attend the game the next day only to watch, but instead played in it. The opposing team’s reaction, Grady said, motivated him to make a film about it. Grady told me that he knows the old journalism saying "If it bleeds, it leads." But he told me that he wanted to make a positive effect on the film industry, something that will touch audience members instead of just being about violence and gore. He wants to make films that move people, which is exactly what he did with his short-film. It was only 20 minutes long, but watching the film definitely gave me chills. And to make audience members feel a connection toward characters in only 20 minutes...well, that's talent.
If you would like a copy of the DVD, you can contact Grady at chuckgrady@comcast.net.
He is now working on a feature-length film with Imagine Entertainment and the former vice president of Columbia Pictures. Grady didn't start pursuing his dreams until he was 48 years old, which was when he first went to school for film making. And now, he's going to direct a feature-length film! The actor Channing Tatum is actually interested in playing the part of the main character, and the script will be sent to him this week.
Your dreams are beyond your reach. Even if you may be involved in a field you may not want to be in that much -- that doesn't mean it's too late to start over and do what you really want to do. This is what Grady taught me -- that life is too short to settle on your dreams.
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