New York

What’s the one thing you can’t live without?

You can often discover what people truly value when you find out what means the most to them. What is it that we believe we can’t live without?

More 4 Me is a documentary that follows film maker Lincoln Fenner of Creation Box Films through 7 countries across 5 continents as he asks everyone from actors and models to orphans and street sweepers the same simple question; “What’s the one thing you can’t live without?”

Are people in places like New York, London, Los Angeles and even Perth really that different from those living in a Kenyan orphanage, the slums of Nairobi or a remote Cambodian village? Is life really all about getting More 4 Me? Lincoln joined me in the studio this morning on 98.5 Sonshine FM.

Lincoln has been making films since 1999. His 2005 short film Another Chance was part of the Official Selection at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival and it screened in Manhattan that same year.

He holds a Diploma in Film Making (2001-2002) from the New York Film Academy (where he studied at their Universal Studios, Los Angeles school). In 2000, he graduated in London’s West End with a Foundation Certificate from Panico Films (now London Film Academy).

We spoke about the film and about the many answers people give to that one simple question. You can hear our conversation by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.

What would your answer be? What is the one thing that you couldn’t live without?

I’d love to hear from you. Please leave a comment or two in the comments section of this post.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

If you enjoyed this post please use the buttons above to share.

Make the Call

Old Telephone What are you like at making phone calls? Do you sometimes forget to make important calls?

Sometimes forgetting to make a phone call or two can bring unwanted results.

Did you hear that a filmmaker is a little red faced after New York police officers were summoned to what they thought was an armed robbery, but turned out to be a location shoot for his upcoming movie?

Apparently Fred Carpenter was filming inside a shop in a scene where a gunman takes a number of people hostage. Someone passing the shop thought it was the real thing and called police.

Thankfully it all ended peacefully but the director was quite surprised when more than a dozen officers stormed into the scene. He admitted that it was his fault. He should have phoned police before the event to tell them what he was planning to do.

So what phone calls do you need to make today?