TightWind is written by Kyle Baxter. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Speaking of killing blockbusters, my friend Pat Dryburgh made a short film called The Rose Is White, and it is excellent.

Watch it, then consider that they made this film in 62 hours. 62 hours. I love short films like these, that are actually telling a story about individuals (what a concept!), because it’s something Hollywood rarely does anymore. Most movies now tend to be about something greater, some disaster or big event happening in the world or superheroes or whatever. It’s rare to see a movie now that’s simply about people, and a story about them and their otherwise normal lives. They don’t have super powers, they aren’t involved in some fantastic conspiracy or disaster or world event, they’re just people trying to live their lives.

I’m attracted to stories like this because I think these sorts of stories ultimately tell us more about ourselves and our society than big movies do. I think we learn more from the micro level in film than we do the macro.