DIRECTOR STATEMENT:

I was drawn to this project through a strong camaraderie felt with the artist. As he began his journey to build his first console table, I started my own journey to produce my first documentary. We wanted to craft a story for artists in all domains; underneath documenting a physical process of manifestation, we have documented the ethos and mental process of ideation, discovery, and presentation -- capturing what all content creators struggle with in their work.

Neal and I have similar philosophies in our creative flow. During filming, many of the pithy sayings that came out of his mouth were fully in line with my own thoughts. This included his stance on breaking through "impostor syndrome", on letting go of your creation since it was never yours in the first place, and on always being the best version of yourself. We hope that through sharing our own stories, we will encourage and uplift others who are on their own paths, internal or external.

NEAL ARONOWITZ:

Neal is a furniture and lighting designer in Portland, OR. Neal founded his design firm in 2014 with a few powerful and iconic pieces of furniture and lighting, and in a short time has won acclaim in the international design world. In 2017, he made his first foray into lighting with the Boro Boro Light, a dynamic and exuberant Chandelier which won second place in the LAMP International Design Competition. In 2018, his ground-breaking Whorl Console Table was recognized for its inspirational sculptural form and its innovative production with the prestigious Gray Award in the category of furniture product design and the Interior Design Magazine Best Of Year Award for residential furniture. Accolades continue to accumulate for his furniture series called Concrete Canvas.

MAHESH MADHAV:

Mahesh is an independent filmmaker and producer in Portland, OR. He was introduced to video production in 2012 by an inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary who was serving a life sentence. He honed his newfound skills through volunteer work, giving back to the community by producing cultural and spiritual programs in the South Asian diaspora. Mahesh is also a creative technologist, gaining notoriety from his optimization and software enabling work on the popular video post-production software, DaVinci Resolve. Recently, Mahesh co-produced and edited SPARKY by mollyBANG, which won the award for "Best Music Video" at the 2019 Hometown Media Awards national competition, and had its live premiere at the 2019 Cordillera International Film Festival.