"Cinema Is The Most Beautiful Fraud In The World..."

That quote, one of my favourites, was said by Jean-Luc Godard. The first time I saw that quote I was immediately captivated by it. It reigns true. Think about the words for a second...okay?...one more second. Now think about the most recent film you watched and how it made you feel. Do you see the connection? That's the power of cinema and why I am so passionate about it. It's unlike any other art form, in that it stirs such emotion in someone. Don't get me wrong, other art forms do this as well, paintings, sculptures, sketches, writings et cetera. Cinema, though, is something living, breathing, it's tangible. It makes you laugh and cry, it makes you angry and happy, it excites you and arouses. Sometimes it creates all of those emotions and feelings in one sitting! Isn't that incredible!? It's an art form that allows someone to convey points of views, whether they be social or political or both. It creates controversy. It allows us to enter worlds, where love can start and end instantaneously. Where strange creatures can be seen as beautiful and have feelings. Where the paranormal exists and frightens us. It can take us back in time and witness moments in history. It allows us to relate and be able to say I've felt like that or That's happened to me. All these things are the reason why we as filmmakers and cinephiles spend the long hours writing and prepping. Getting a crew together, waking up at five in the morning to make to the set. Why actors go through rigorous training for months at a time. Why filmmakers spend years (sometimes) pushing to get their films made. It is the reason why myself,along with Kris and Emer, want to make With Her. It is why I don't want to do anything else. Jean-Luc Godard as great as he is, had never been so right about cinema. It is..."the most beautiful fraud in the world."

Gerson
Writer/Director
With Her