In "My Film Life in Review," I listed my film-related goals for this year:

- Take editing workshop with Ken Filewych
- Finish post-production on "Persephone"
- Find music, special effects editor and sound mixer to finish "No Time Like The Present"
- Submit all three finished films to a variety of festivals
- Write 2nd draft of "Endangered Hero"
- Apply for grant funding for next short film project

Well, that's already morphed a bit. Partly because of my desire to re-edit "Coda" after seeing it on the big screen, but mostly I'm cutting back because my next short film project has become much bigger than anticipated, plus I'm planning to start production on it this year. And my health is still iffy. So post-production on "No Time Like The Present" is being postponed for yet another year (sorry to my cast and crew!) and, although I will continue to work on my screenplay, I am no longer worried about having the 2nd draft of "Endangered Hero" completely finished by the end of this year. Normally, I would postpone my next film rather than these works in progress, but the next film is rather time sensitive and I have finally admitted to myself that I can't do it all at once. So here's my updated list of goals for 2008:

- Take editing workshop with Ken Filewych
- Re-edit "Coda"
- Finish post-production on "Persephone"
- Submit both finished films to a variety of festivals
- Work on 2nd draft of "Endangered Hero"
- Apply for grant funding for "Kwe Jibon," my next short film project
- Development and production phases of "Kwe Jibon"

Okay, I know that may not look much different and maybe it even looks like more (it kind of does to me now that I've written it out). So I guess it's not so much that I'm cutting back as that I've shifted priorities. Hmm, that strangely makes me feel a bit better... except for the part of me that thought I was actually cutting back and taking care of my health. I guess we'll see how the rest of the year goes.