Grant award from GVCA

Dear friends and supporters,

I am so delighted and humbled to report that I've received a grant from the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Individual Projects program in support of post-production for Korea Dreambus. My scheduled public screening, in accordance with my agreement with GVCA, will be on Nov. 1, 2025 at St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry.

As part of the process of submitting a budget, I've hired an editor -- the amazing Derrick Edgerton III -- who also worked on sound and color grading for my short film Souled, which will be screening next month. 

Since returning from Korea, I've been running to catch up with my other responsibilities, but as my short film is finally getting finished, there is more time for me to focus on this doc. Thus far, I've arranged my media (4,000 clips and photos!), started writing a paper edit, and have purchased an external hard drive to use in putting together an assemble edit with Davinci Resolve, which I've recently installed on my laptop. I'm hoping my aging MacBook Air can handle the work!

I'm so excited to be getting into the real heart of this project - the edit. Post production can be a long and agonizing process, but it is where the director really sorts out what the film is about and how to best present the message, themes and images to the audience.

I'll be attending more to this blog to keep people updated as the process of editing and working with music and color grading unfolds. 

As always, thank you for your support!  감사합니다