Elizabeth Gilbert started a novel and never finished it, then years later discovered Ann Patchett was about to finish almost the same novel! She talks about it in detail on The Telepathy Tapes (s2 ep 3)
The book you’re thinking of is called Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. I’ve also been thinking about the same thing as you. A place where magic can happen. It just happened with your article. The passage in the book and the filmmaking community you envision. Here’s how: I went to a documentary festival last year and there was one person in the theater when I arrived. I felt drawn to talk to him. He was the same age as me and was screening his first documentary. We had a lot in common and really hit it off. He recommended Big Magic to me and I read it soon after. The theme of the book is as you described. Ideas/inspiration exist independently and just come to us. This the author calls Big Magic. What floored me was that in the story (which is true), the author lived in New Jersey and the other author lived in Tennessee. I live in NJ. Guess where the guy I met lives? Yep, Tennessee. Big Magic. We’ve stayed in touch and he’s now making a documentary on Harry Houdini. Big Magic. I just sent him the rough cut of my POC today and he sent me a trailer for his film. He even offered to clean up the sound for me.
I believe creating a space where filmmakers can exist and allow for serendipity, gestalt what have you is so important. I’ve found through FilmStack a common essence, regardless of genre of films being made. A discontent with the current world order and a desire to make an artistic statement about our reality.
Substack is a good place for now, mostly because what we’ve made of it but we should think about a plan B.
Tom!! This is such a beautiful, cool story. Thank you so much for sharing it.
It’s also a good reminder that these kinds of connective moments can happen at any time and in any place. We don’t necessarily need a traditional space to hold them. In many ways, it’s also a state of mind.
Elizabeth Joyce is working on something called Community Center that may speak to this very thing!
Love that!
Elizabeth Gilbert started a novel and never finished it, then years later discovered Ann Patchett was about to finish almost the same novel! She talks about it in detail on The Telepathy Tapes (s2 ep 3)
Ohh this sounds familiar now! Whatever book I read didn’t disclose their names. Thanks for sharing, I’m definitely going to listen!
The book you’re thinking of is called Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. I’ve also been thinking about the same thing as you. A place where magic can happen. It just happened with your article. The passage in the book and the filmmaking community you envision. Here’s how: I went to a documentary festival last year and there was one person in the theater when I arrived. I felt drawn to talk to him. He was the same age as me and was screening his first documentary. We had a lot in common and really hit it off. He recommended Big Magic to me and I read it soon after. The theme of the book is as you described. Ideas/inspiration exist independently and just come to us. This the author calls Big Magic. What floored me was that in the story (which is true), the author lived in New Jersey and the other author lived in Tennessee. I live in NJ. Guess where the guy I met lives? Yep, Tennessee. Big Magic. We’ve stayed in touch and he’s now making a documentary on Harry Houdini. Big Magic. I just sent him the rough cut of my POC today and he sent me a trailer for his film. He even offered to clean up the sound for me.
I believe creating a space where filmmakers can exist and allow for serendipity, gestalt what have you is so important. I’ve found through FilmStack a common essence, regardless of genre of films being made. A discontent with the current world order and a desire to make an artistic statement about our reality.
Substack is a good place for now, mostly because what we’ve made of it but we should think about a plan B.
Tom!! This is such a beautiful, cool story. Thank you so much for sharing it.
It’s also a good reminder that these kinds of connective moments can happen at any time and in any place. We don’t necessarily need a traditional space to hold them. In many ways, it’s also a state of mind.
Yes. Mentally and with your soul open amazing things happen