Celebrate, Celebrate
Over the weekend there was a film festival in Columbia. Did you know about it? The Columbia Film Crawl has been around for the last few years and it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the creative abilities of local film talent in South Carolina. The South Carolina Arts Commission is the driving force behind it…but there are many supporters who make it happen.
I have a vested interest in it, I must admit.
You see, my son is a young independent filmmaker who lives here and has a passion for making movies.
He’s had a camera in his hand since he was four and he doesn’t want to put it down for many things.
I’ve always supported his efforts, though I am very glad he did get a degree in Media Arts at USC. Since he’s a hands on kind of guy, getting that degree was not always as motivating to him as it was to me. He hung in there, though, and I am proud of him for accomplishing that.
So when he entered this film festival competition called “The Toaster Film Festival†for the second time I was not surprised. He and some of his colleagues put the film together pretty quickly and it was off to the competition. Months went by and they heard nothing.
Then, one day a letter came. It congratulated them for taking first place honors.
Saturday we celebrated publicly at the Nickelodeon Theatre with the others that were there.
It was a great time meeting the actors, the other creative minds, the other like minded movie lovers.
Yes, we celebrated…just like the song suggests you do when you have something to be proud of.
I’m glad my son does what he does. I’m proud of him for continuing down the path he is passionate about.
My wish for you today is that, if you have children, you encourage them to follow their dreams and support them along the way. There’s nothing more fulfilling than to see your baby grow into a young man and follow his dreams. If you don’t have children, my wish for you today is that you support young people whenever you have a chance…and, of course, celebrate with them as they succeed in their efforts…encouraging them when there are bumps along the way.
~ Joellen