3 Years Making a Movie- Today I Find Out if it Works
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Everything is on this little thumb drive. 2 years, 8 months, and 12 days ago, stood under the woodshed with Emma and said, "We want to make a whole documentary. I would love to have like Dr. Barry and then I'd like to have some real people with diabetes. Maybe we'll have someone that's got diabetes, see if they can reverse it with carnivore, someone with arthritis like me." Now it's all on this little thumb drive: nine doctors and experts, 60 interviews, filmed in Australia, all over Canada, all over the United States, over 400 hours of footage, down to less than 2 hours of a documentary that will inspire millions to find healing due to the powerful stories within. It started with a foolish comment: "Let's just do a documentary."
When saying "we want to make a whole documentary," was literally thinking of filming on phone, as the stories matter. Adam came aboard, elevating cinematography. Editor John. Thousands of people pitched in, donated, helped on phone calls, strategized: Ashley, Lynn, Dave, the whole team bringing it together. Now it's all on the thumb drive. Going to the world famous Montello Theater. Last night, editor John sent the final cut, completely color graded, all B-roll added, credits. Spent hours converting to DCP format needed for movie projector—never done for a 2-hour film. Don't know if it will work.
Let's all go to the switch. Projector's firing up. Healing Humanity screener, credits, trailer (spelled trailer wrong). All interviews and work coming together on one thumb drive, fed into the projector. Trailer loaded. Playing trailer.
You know, I've been a doctor for nearly 30 years now. >> We've all been misled for so long. >>
Going to try the whole thing: 202 GB file. Loading slowly from 0% to 1%, then 10%. Texted John: DCP loading at 10%, taking time, hopeful. Grabbed burger patties at Culver's. Back after several hours: at 100%, no red flashing failure light, projector hot. Testing sound and color grading.
Healing Humanity: The Power of a Proper Human Diet. Looks good. Sound working from sides.
People that we should have been able to trust, the literal organizations that we look up to to protect us are the people who have done the majority of the misleading. >>
2 years, 8 months, 12 days. Feels like 20 years. Unbelievable from day one idea with Dr. Barry and others to now. Loaded DCP onto projector, watched entire film again, cried. Excited for the stories—nothing I did, just turned camera on and said "Tell your story." Stories yearning to be told, incredibly powerful. Something much bigger allowed this. Documentary completely done, edited, color-graded, audio engineered, tested on Montello Theater screen, coming very soon.
Appearing at multiple movie theaters all over the country—announcement soon. Then streaming option. Goal: accessible to as many people as possible. Humbled by support. Proud of Adam, John, Lynn, Ashley, Dave, everyone who volunteered. Fulfilled promise and went above and beyond. Magical and big happened. Huge pressure but no pressure—it's in God's hands. All glory to God. Bigger than me. Not a documentary filmmaker, just a YouTuber, fired up, passionate—this is mission and purpose. Figured it out.
Proud, though biased and too close. Every documentary creator thinks theirs is greatest, but worth it 100%, even if only for meeting one person like Alex Cannon, Jeff Prosperous, Bill Knot (or Bill Matt). Worth it just for Bill Not alone. Had I seen this documentary in darkest depths of depression and hopelessness—when didn't want to be alive, no hope (Bill Kn says that's hell)—it would have given hope.
Dr. Georgia Eid, Dr. Ken Barry, Lee Copus, Steven Lashbrook, Lauren Tucker in mental health segment would have given hope, another tool, an option. Would have taken a butter knife to cut off own arm for any hope. Millions now hopelessly depressed, suffering diabetes, fertility/hormonal issues, cancer, autoimmune disorders, going wrong path. This film will give them hope.
Coming very soon. Stay tuned for announcement. Subscribe to YouTube channel. Go to healinghumanity site, sign up for email newsletter—we'll email when ready and where to watch. Thank you to everyone who supported, donated, bought shirts, super chats—made this happen. This will save so many people and give hope in a hopeless world.
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