On "Heart of Now", the process began with the screenplay. The words were treated as a guide. They were there to inform, to spark discussion, to provide a point of departure for the characters' natural evolution.

We followed our creative intuition to prepare for the journey, but still, had plenty of "mystery" left to discover on set. With our attention very much present to the humanity of these characters, we began to shed light on their brokenness, understanding a bit more of that mystery each day.

It fell to the crew and I to provide a safe, nurturing environment for the actors to explore the hopes, longing and loneliness of their characters – so we could capture the humanity truthfully and without judgement. And finally, it resided with all of us to ask if we could go deeper, if there was more for us to explore, so that we could walk away with an understanding that none of us could have discovered alone.

Our hope is for an audience to find relevance in these seemingly mundane events, to engage with these characters and for this story to resonate in some meaningful and unexpected ways.

Always,



Zak Forsman