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About Me

I am a filmmaker living and working in Cape Town, South Africa. I live, dream and breathe film. I come from a theatre family, so I guess its all in my blood. I believe that the medium of film is the most powerful way to touch the human race. With our films we can influence people's lives, help to set them free, bring attention to their pain and often we can heal their souls. I believe there are many wonderful stories out there just waiting to be told. Every day is a new day in this human body, and if we can use each day to grow, heal and become everything we were designed to be, we will be living a life that is free, whole and inspiring to others.I am a single parent of 3 incredible children, aged 21, 19 and 12. They gave birth to me, not me to them. They have taught me how to be greater, try harder, never give up and above all, how to believe in the sacredness of life.I love meeting new people and travelling the world with my film camera. I know what I want from life and I know exactly how to get it. I'm focused, driven, passionate and I never give up on the things I believe in. I don't give a hoot whether people like me or not, I like myself and I'm very comfortable in my own skin. I've made plenty of mistakes along the way, but I've learned to forgive myself and move along. Its in the forgiveness of self and others that we find inner peace. Currently I run an independent film school in Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA. I've also just written my first book, which is awaiting publication and am involved in several other projects including community projects to help women be safer in society.For all Other Filmmakers out there, I'd love to hear from you. I am a guerilla-style filmmaker, meaning I produce, direct, shoot and edit most of my own work. Drop me a line and let's talk film. Below find some examples of my work (commercials, music videos and a short or two.)Alcohol Abuse Commercial

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My Interests

Get my banner code or create your own banner Filmmaking! Waterskiing; Rockclimbing; Art Films; Travelling; Retail Therapy; My Cats; Photography; Flying; Art; Sunrises and sunsets; Connecting with deep souls; Pottery; Mosaic; Chakra Centres of the Earth; Sacred Sites; Film Festivals; Singing; Writing; Yoga; Swimming; Hiking; Holidays in foreign destinations; Meditation; Rollerblading; Reading;

I'd like to meet:

Get more MySpace goodies at ShowProfile.comFILMMAKERS ALL OVER THE WORLD; Cinematographers People who have profound things to share with the world; Actors interested in exposure through indie films; People who love Earth and are willing to help heal Her; Deep Souls; People who respect themselves and believe in giving back; People who are genuine, sincere and honest about themselves; People who are in touch with their own Greatness; People with great ideas for films; Scriptwriters; Photographers; Artists;

Music:

Get my banner code or create your own bannerClassical; Irish folk; Acid Jazz; David & David; Portishead; Prodigy; Sarah McClaghlan; Sinead O'Connor; Geoffrey Oryema; Grace Jones; Sade; Enya; Counting Crows; Sting; Beuna Vista Social Club; Norah Jones; Placebo; Queen; The Strawbs; Jethro Tull; Credence Clearwater Revival; Bread; Yazoo; Annie Lennox; America; Damien Rice; Postal Service; Peter Gabriel; The The; Coldplay; Snow Patrol; Tori Amos; Bjork; Faithless; Evernescence; The Dixie Chicks; Diana Krall; Michael Buble; Frank Sinatra; Enigma; Terra Naomi;

Movies:

Get more MySpace goodies at ShowProfile.comHero (probably my favourite); Memoirs of a Geisha; Couching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; House of Flying Daggers; Kill Bill; Sin City; Once Were Warriors; Blade; Saw 1 (the sequels were CRAP!); Amelie; Gothika; Soylent Green; Pulp Fiction; Killing Fields; Saving Private Ryan; Black Hawk Down; Swordfish; Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?; Finding Neverland; Pollock; The Shining; Clockwork Orange; Rosemary's Baby; Bittermoon; The Cell; Seven; Ladies in Lavender; Motorcycle Diaries; Quills; City of God; Scarface; The Big Blue; Blade Runner; Mad Max; Philidelphia; The Talented Mr Ripley; The Dark Crystal; The Never Ending Story; Silence of the Lambs; Dune; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Scent of a Woman; Birdy; The 5th Element; Cape Fear; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; 12 Monkeys; Snatch; A Beautiful Mind; Million Dollar Baby; Gangs of New York; Angelheart; Fallen; Magnolia; Bram Stokers Dracula; Monty Python: Holy Grail; Monty Python: Meaning of Life; The Constant Gardener; The Unbearable Lightness of Being; My Left Foot; In the Name of the Father; Requiem for a Dream; Trainspotting; Thank you for Smoking; Ice Age; The Machinist; The Pianist; Kielowski's Three Colour Trilogy; Frida; Kontroll; Ellie Parker; Northfork; Little Falls Idaho; My life without me; Little Fish; Buffalo 66; Sex & Lucia; Duck Season; Man on Fire; Initmate Strangers; Tideland; The Last King of Scotland; Amor es Perros; The Number 23; The legend of 1900; Asylum; Little Miss Sunshine;

Television:

Hate the Idiot Box, avoid it like the plague!!! Only ever use if to watch dvds...

Books:

Get more MySpace goodies at ShowProfile.comBiographies of Great Leaders; Stephen R.Covey; Roald Dahl; Dean R Koontz; The teachings of Leonnard Orr and Sondra Ray; Deepak Chopra (esp The path to Love); Daniel Reid (The Tao of Health, Sex & Longevity); Pleidian Philosophy; The work of Dr Susan Jeffers; Susan Forward; All teachings by Dr Wayne Dyer (I love his work!) The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight; The Heart of Love; Count your Blessings; Excuse me, your life is waiting; A million little pieces; And a zillion other books too numerous to mention! Debbie's story; Forget you have a daughter - Sandra Gregory; David Peltzer's books (most inspiring); Great crime stories;

Heroes:

Don't really have any, I've never really paid allegiance to humans. If anything we're a pretty screwed up bunch! I'll like to see people working at being greater than anything they dreamt they could be! I guess I'm my own Hero...

My Blog

GRATEFUL I AM, IN AWE I STAND

The moment I started looking for the Blessing in my situation, things began to shift for me. Despite my black anger, I sat down in front of the mirror and began to take a very careful look at the pers...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:21:00 PST

LOOKING BACK

As I look back at the events of the past three months I have to wonder about how the human mind works. There I was, chugging along, trying to be mindful of the journey, but screwing up inspite of myse...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:10:00 PST

THE RESURRECTION

Slowly I stir from my rocky grave. I cannot believe that I am still in one piece. I open my eyes and look around me. Darkness surrounds me. Where am I, I wonder. Then I remember. The arrest, the...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:24:00 PST

LOVE DIVINE IN RETROSPECT

How insignificant we are in the Greater scheme of things. We selfishly believe the world revolves around ourselves. Consumed by anger, hate, self-loathing and shame we plunder, hurt and betray th...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:32:00 PST

EARTH, MY GLOBAL VILLAGE

I've realised how incredibly small the world has become since the introduction of the internet! In our quest for our tribe we can now transcend time and space. We can reach out and touch other people'...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:46:00 PST

CHANGING OUR INNER WORLDS

The journey of life is full of learning experiences! I've realized over the years that this journey of life is one of learning and growth. And boy, how we resist our lessons along the way. One of the ...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Fri, 18 May 2007 10:17:00 PST

SURRENDER

Life is fascinating at the best of times, confusing at the worst! Learning how to surrender to life has probably been my greatest challenge on this earth. A control-freak of the best (or worst) ...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Fri, 18 May 2007 03:39:00 PST

TRAVELLERS

I lie awake and wonder. About all that is. About everything and anything that occupies my silly little mind. Where has all the time gone? Where are the days, and the months, the hours and the seconds?...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:40:00 PST

SONG FROM TIBET

"I have searched for your face, so beautiful, in the galleries of my mind. Listened for your voice, so sweet and pure. Longed for your kiss, sweet hint of bliss, so long it seemed forever..."
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 11:07:00 PST

TEXTUAL INTERCOURSE

This evening I hooked up with my friend Ghost for a drink and chat. The conversation was very interesting. We began chatting about long-distance love and whether one can actually fall in love with som...
Posted by Filmmaker-Amour on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:48:00 PST