SOLD OUT: Fine Arts, and Silly Faces That Unmask Our True Selves
To JosĆ© Rafael Sosaāthank you for your powerful Aluminum Flower analogy.
To the Caribbean Films teamāthank you for making us feel at home.
We came to talk about Editing and VFXābut something deeper happened.
At the end, I invited the entire crowd on stageānot for a formal photo, but for a silly one. Where the masks we wear come off. (Notice my fatness, please
Not for attention.
But for liberation.
Because I believe something deeply:
We are not perfect.
AND WE ARE NOT MEANT TO BE.
We are walking storiesāmessy, beautiful, unpredictable. We carry joy and doubt, dreams and fear, brilliance and chaosā¦ all at once!
And when we try to be polished all the timeā¦ we lose the spark of who we truly are.
Last night wasnāt about being on stage.
It was about being together. Alive in the imperfection of the moment. Radiant in our own flaws. Flaws that make us human.
Stop trying to be perfect.
Stop waiting for the ārightā moments in life.
Dance out of rhythm.
Embrace your quirks.
Laugh too loud.
Make the silly faces.
Because greatness begins the moment you stop performingā¦
and start believingā
in your raw, honest, unfiltered self.
We decided which ones to refineā
ā¦and which ones to let shine.
Because the ones we let shineā¦
Are the ones that mark us.
The ones that leave a lasting impression.
The ones that make cinemaāand lifeāunforgettable.
To everyone who attendedāthank you.
To Jorgeāmy brother in the craft, thank you.
To my Caribbean Familyāalways.
And to you, who read this post to the very endā¦
And my words are the mark I leave on this world.
SOLD OUT: Fine Arts, and Silly Faces That Unmask Our True Selves
Last night at the prestigious Fine Arts Theater @ Novo Centro, Jorge Morillo and I had the honor of presenting to a Ā«SOLD OUTĀ» crowd at 
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So hereās my message:
Through Editing and VFX, we didnāt just fix imperfectionsā¦We honored them.
My voice is my legacy.
