You have made your film which got some awards from "

American Golden Picture International Film Festival".

As a filmmaker, why you decided to make it?

It is my first film. I have plenty of stories to draw on from my books. There were some fiscal considerations, and my stories were large in scale. 

Only I NEED; I WANT was reachable with the tiny budget we had. Plus, this was an actors movie about actors. 

It was fun for me to direct it, and fun for the actors to be in it.

What were some of the challenges you faced in making this specific film?

Budget: We shot until we ran out of money, take a break until we had money again, then shot some more.

Covid: The day we started shooting was the day we had a government-mandated shut-down. It was a year before I felt comfortable enough to resume shooting. 

We managed to hold most of the cast together. We managed, with the guidance of two healthcare professionals, 

to keep our cast relatively comfortable with our Covid precautions.

Schedule and location issues were just "little fires" that seemed nothing compared to the other two problems.

Let us more about your experience in this film?

Our core cast, Milly Figuereo, Bernie Rodriguez, Karen Maitzen-Sarkady, James L. Lincoln, and Ivy Sunflower, were ultimate pros. 

I could understand their skepticism over working with a first-time director. But they put that aside, gave it their all, and together we made discoveries 

and built new dimensions to what eventually became a showcase for everyone. I'm also proud of the members of our featured and principal cast, 

including Latraia Savage, Jonathan Montes, Susmita Patel, Gabrielle Ringler, and Bri Bryant.

Of course, there would be no pictures without our director of photography Allen J. Johnson. He was virtually a one-man band with all his equipment. 

With his mild demeanor and technical mobility, we managed to keep everything on schedule and under budget without losing the artistry of this project.

And of course, my editor/co-producer and wife, Yolanda Cabrera-Liggins. This was her first experience with a feature film as well. 

We had twelve weeks in a little office learning and applying new editing technology and techniques, overcoming debate and clashes of creative instincts, a

nd what came out was a presentation right on point.