Though born in Brooklyn, I decided to make a career of film as a young man studying abroad in France. It was while getting in touch with my maternal side's culture across the Atlantic that I found myself strolling along the Seine one night (after a really great movie at Le Champo) when I stumbled across a film set: Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris." It was a transformative moment, and for the next few hours, I sat there watching them work. As fate would have it, I crossed that film's set three more times over the next few days, on each occasion taking the time to quietly watch and observe.

It was intoxicating to be around.
So here I am.