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The last five days in reverse:

January 2: Jog, brunch in dirty diner, clean the house, music.
January 1: 2012 is here. bicycle to wooden house, strangers, then acquaintances, eggs benedict, romcom, kraft dinner, sleep.
December 31: A terrible schism, heartache, clearer clarity, love, beer, dancing, sleep.
December 30: Housesitting, talking, tears, ridiculous laughter, silliness, clarity, sleep.
December 29: The Sticking Place reached its funding goal of $20,000 on Kickstarter.

To be frank, things are crazy.

This weekend, Leah, our Sticking Place star, earned a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team. I watched her wrestle from a walkway above, where I’d set up my camera to film a master-shot of the epic fight unfold between Leah and Canada’s ten-time national champion, Ohenewa. I tried to stay composed, but as my tapes will prove, I couldn’t stop from whispering under my breath and then screaming my head off as Leah fought with body, mind and soul. I talked with a man named Randy on my flight to Winnipeg before the big match. He said “My advice is love what you do, and do what you love,” and I said, “So far so good” and meant it.

Now I’m just trying to stay human in the middle of the kind of explosive personal growth that leaves organized thoughts in shatters… Making this film has stretched me wide and far. At 25 years old, I’m in the middle of a project that inspires and challenges me in a way I’ve never experienced. I’m feeling mighty tired right now, and our push to raise $20,000 on Kickstarter has another 11 days of life yet. But the world is full of good people who are willing to lend a hand, and I believe we can make it.

The Ubyssey, my old Alma Mater, just published a story about The Sticking Place interactive documentary! Read it here.

Also, we added a video to our Sticking Place Kickstarter page!!! It’s a 360 degree portrait of Leah Callahan, elite women’s freestyle wrestler and the star of The Sticking Place interactive documentary!

We’ve been meeting lots of great people here at Whistler Film Fest and our inspiration juices are flowing like fresh squeezed orange juice on a hot day. Mmmyummy.

This evening we also saw that our Kickstarter Project passed the 34% funded mark!

Going to hit the sack for a full day with WFF’s Digital Media Lab tomorrow. For your viewing enjoyment, a couple of videos that are a part of our Kickstarter campaign!

Suplex from The Sticking Place Film on Vimeo.

The Active Life of Leah Callahan from The Sticking Place Film on Vimeo.

Tomorrow afternoon Brittany and I will be heading two hours North to begin our journey at the Whistler Film Fest where The Sticking Place has been accepted into the Digital Media Lab (workshop program). We are super psyched! When we’re not busy meeting other imaginative film folks, we’ll be live tweeting via @thestickingdoc and @MooseStashFilms! Join us for the adventure??