Pandemic Locks Down the World (Chapter 2: Everything Falls Apart)

What if the sacrifice you’re making isn’t noble... just unnecessary?

In this raw and deeply personal episode, I share what it really looked like to chase my dream of filmmaking while living out of a rental car for four months in Los Angeles. From long nights folded into a pretzel in the backseat to the self-funded short film (Maddest Love) that helped me reclaim my purpose, this is the story of how desperation became strategy... and how one close-up on Perry Mason meant more than anyone could’ve guessed.

Also in this episode:
 – A philosophical gut check on artistic sacrifice
 – Guerrilla filmmaking on a shoestring
 – Background acting as training ground
 – Berg Studios, eyebrow close-ups, and Stephen Root being a legend
 – The day I likely became one of the first background actors to catch COVID on set… and what it revealed

This is the moment right before Vengeance Turns finally gets made — and the world shuts down.

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