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I started writing BETWEEN LIFETIMES in 2006. My son Lucas would sleep behind me as I typed away. I based the child's character on Lucas. My intention was to complete the script quickly, so I could cast Lucas as that child. As the script grew, so did Lucas.

Flash forward. It's 2012. Lucas is at least half a foot taller than me. The story came into its own after more than a few re-writes, and now I find myself on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs in an attempt to bring BEWTWEEN LIFETIMES to the big screen.

Carrie Clark , Lauri Hakola, and I (Antonio Weiss) are preparing to go film in Paraguay south America, in the next few months. BETWEEN LIFETIMES has become EL RIO DE LAS VIDAS, as it was translated in Spanish to adapt it to the culture and languages of Paraguay (Spanish and Guarani)

Monday, July 25, 2011

In the second half  of 2007, I lost everything after divorce. It was my choice.  I had to jump in the driver seat of a cab for about six months while I worked on the script. There was an Irony here. New drivers don't get many calls and don't get the best calls either. So, I spent a great deal of time waiting for rides working on BETWEEN LIFETIMES. I guess, that was my first professional writing gig, since I was being paid to write in long waiting hours.


When I finished the script, I had to leave the taxi company. It just wasn't conducive to a healthy life. The lack of sleep and especially the bad, fast food, when the sugar lows were at their lowest in the middle of shifts, added to the cast of characters who would jump in and sometimes make you think you were having an out of body experience--as in nightmare.

Working in a place where my services were not quite noticed came in really handy. And eventually, by the end of 2007, the first draft of the feature length BETWEEN LIFETIMES emerged.

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