Day 1 - August 19, 2008

Noni Limar,
Production Assistant
here we come
all of us
writers. directors. talent. producers. assistants
family
it will take all of us to make it happen
i flew from los angeles to see my best friend make a film
i was proud of her before the camera rolled
at 9pm, as i boarded the train back to brooklyn
i was proud of all of us
all summer i have been working as a PA on tasteless reality shows
& high end commercials
i have been learning the craft of filmmaking
thru the lens of commerce
here in queens,
its not money that matters
in the span of hours i saw community being built
children, store owners & extras
it was truly a beautiful thing
the glory of PA work is not being in charge
you can watch everyone stress out
debate choices, time, breaks, angles
& just ask someone what you should do
as a very responsible & busy artist
its great to let someone else be the boss
to learn humility, listening & team work
is invaluable
the first duty i had today was
washing dirty aluminum cans & plastic bottles
when adriana told me i had to do it
her face was full of pity
i didnt see whut the big deal was
just a few cans right?
wrong
hundreds of old beer cans for 3 hours straight
gross.
but, after the initial disgust wore off
i really grew to see how great the job was
one reason i like the script of entre nos so much
is the sacrifice the entire family makes to survive
i got to interact with the most important props in the film
head on
i experienced going thru garbage in order to eat
& though it wasnt a glamorous job,
it had honor in itit felt noble
it felt real the simplest things always do right?
im really looking forward to the next 17 days in the company of all of us
im even more excited to see the story of us
expand into an even bigger circle
of people who can relate to this journey of family, sacrifice & love.
noni