This “real-time” distribution case study started two years ago while we were in the final stages of editing Phoenix, Oregon. The first year chronicled the April 2019 premiere and the Summer 2019 national release tour as we drove cross-country in an RV screening in 60 cities over 10 weeks. In…

In 2020, my word of the year was Connect. This coming year, it is Space. Not the starry space. And not as Flannery laughed, “give me space.” But Space as in — Create Space for More. I love projects, and in 2020, I took on many: a streaming service, the…

Usually, I choose a word of the year. It’s a new year’s resolution without the laundry list of tasks. A theme. This year of covid, my word was Connect — which now feels ironic since we spent the year holed up in tiny offices peering at 13 inch flickering rectangles. …

Having almost completed my first 365 day challenge, the question that keeps pounding at my mind is this: Now that I’ve shown myself I can commit, what is the one thing I could do every day that would most impact my life? And impact my life towards what? My goals…

Once Christmas is over, my mind immediately goes towards planning, hoping and dreaming for the new year. This last week always feels so quiet, restful and slow. Last year, I had big plans and dreams. Most were upended. So much has changed, and I’m not sure what I’ve learned. I’m…

Today I feel joy and hope — despite the clouds of anxiety and caution which hang over our worlds. We mostly unplugged, put away our phones, ate, told stories, shared gifts and laughed. Connected. With the people two feet from us. For hours, not minutes. It was good. And needed. More of this please in 2021. Merry joyous, Christmas to all. ♡ Annie Originally published at http://www.jomafilms.com on December 25, 2020.

Grateful today for friends and family. Those in my home, those I can only wave to from across the street, and those hours away who would usually be close. Covid closes in. Friends of friends and friends of family have died or are very sick. We’re careful but maybe not…

As work wraps for the holidays, we naturally start to plan for and dream of next year. Trips, events, strategies, new films, career growth, and getting organized. Phoenix, Oregon still has some life in it, and we’ll see that through. Theatrical-At-Home is still chugging along with basically the same features…

i remember… santa claus stomping in with a big ho-ho boots sloughing snow gloved hands wiping ice from hat and beard a huge red sack slung over his back seated in the corner chair belly heavy and full children gathered round while he told the christmas story and handed out gifts to each of us…