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    Day 4: Sometimes I Dream in Farsi

    Day 4: Sometimes I Dream in Farsi

    I forgot to talk about what happened on the drive. At one point on the trip, while still driving through a part of New York, we decided to stop at a CVS to get some alcohol swabs for the new tattoo. I didn't know if you were supposed to clean a tattoo after getting it or whatever, but it was looking a bit green. My dad suggested using his alcohol swabs. "They are 70% alcohol," he told me. I didn't know if they were the kind of wipes you get when you get KFC. "Those are just a
    Day 3: Sometimes I Dream in Farsi

    Day 3: Sometimes I Dream in Farsi

    I didn't cry on the third day, but I looked like I just did. This is because I was so tired. I have been having trouble sleeping. This is what usually happens during production. It's better when it's a fictional film and you don't have to be on camera, cause you can look a lot better behind the camera. But, I figured the best documentaries are being naked and whatever you are, so I've given up on me looking good. I'll just be me. And I suppose everyone else will be them. That
    Day 2: Sometimes I Dream in Farsi

    Day 2: Sometimes I Dream in Farsi

    Today was an emotional day, but it started out really unemotional. First, I got a tattoo of "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi" inside a heart I drew. That might sound funny. Let me start again. Voodoo from Voodoo Monkey Tattoo in Rochester gave me a tattoo of a drawing I did of the film's title in a heart. Such a cool guy and place. I talked about what the film was about -- a doc on me and my films, but also my family coming to America, and then me dealing with racism as a nine yea
    Sometimes I Dream in Farsi: The Story

    Sometimes I Dream in Farsi: The Story

    Tomorrow, we begin the screen tests for SOMETIMES I DREAM IN FARSI. I'm definitely nervous. I want to do so well, so I'll have to meditate again later tonight and in the morning again. Maybe even say some prayers. I think I've lined everything correctly to surf the big waves. We will most likely do screen tests tomorrow, and then start with interviews on Wednesday. After that, we shoot at a tattoo parlor and a barber shop. I'll be doing some Gestalt Theory exercises with my f
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