S04E35 Dustin Waldman

Dustin Waldman @dustinwaldman will show his SXSW premiered short Never Fuggedaboutit May 2 @reunion @alamonyc. The story pulls from his experience working as an editor, creating what is effectively an imagined hypothetical version of himself in 2001, working in a post house given a controversial task around September 11th. I remember how charged rhetoric and creative decisions were around this time. It reminds me of our current moment, where every decision is potentially a career ender. This one though was genuine. There was a serious tragedy, and serious sensitivity was needed. People were forced to step up to become mature decision makers immediately, and everyone deeply cared about making the constructive choices. Compare that to now, where for no reason at all, and not because anyone particularly cares, everyone's forced into extreme anxiety over cancel culture. It's like the short could take place today, with the exact same tone and narrative, but everything would just be so, so petty and farcical. www.linktr.ee/reunionthings