Exploring Conflict Within the Inner Self

In life, I believe, somewhere along the line, we all lose our way. We become cynical. We become strangers to ourselves. We stray from our route. My film will show this in action by exploring a young man venturing out with nothing but a bicycle to search for his way back.

The main conflict is between the young man and himself. His mental struggle to accept his shortcomings, let go of the past, and move forward towards his future.

I want the audience to feel the frustration and heartache of the young man and route for him to find whatever it is he’s so desperate to find. Ultimately, I want them to understand getting lost is all part of the journey and what life throws at you; it’s all worth it at the end.

The American Dream, it was embedded generations after generations. It told you to work hard, to prepare yourself, to go to college, to pick a career, maybe you even go to graduate school, and then, when you graduate, you go on to live the life you always dreamed of. Sounds simple, right? I mean that why tuition prices are so expensive, right. Isn’t a well-received education the best investment you can make?

However, what happens when the outcome doesn’t turn out as plan. What happens to those who prepared their entire lives only to discover that their training wasn’t good enough? Those who took out thousands of dollars in loans to make that “wise investment” only find out that there isn’t a market that wanted them. A whole generation of Americans waiting for an opportunity that isn’t coming. What should they do? How should they move forward? Should they sit around for the phone to ring? Or, should they go out in search of a new path? . I want to make a film about finding that path. A film about venturing into the unkno...

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...ro cameras one for each vehicle, and one to attach to my helmet as I’m riding. Due to budget and the nature of the film, artificial Lighting will be minimal. Camera handling will entail the main camera riding ahead/along side of me as I ride, as well as a go-pro in each vehicle, and one to attach to my helmet as I’m riding. The rhythm will follow a steady pace with the consistency of my ride and how my body reacts to it. We will juxtapose my experience with the opinions of people we might possibly meet along the way and the realist expectations of our crew.

I expect the resolution of my film to show my life back at home after my journey and establish how the lessons from this experience are going to help me conquer the next stage in my life. My hope is that my audience will understand that perseverance and determination allow the human mind to conquer anything.