One Man Documentary Sells To MTV And Funds Next Film
When Brook Silva-Braga left his job as an Emmy-Award winning TV producer for HBO to spend more than 11 months traveling around the world, his co-workers didn’t know what to think. Carrying 5 pounds of clothing and more than 30 pounds of video equipment in a backpack, Brook would spend the next year traveling through 26 different countries and 4 different continents… recording his journey on tape as he went along.
Upon his return to the United States, Brook moved in with his parents and spent the next few months editing his footage into the award winning film, A Map For Saturday.
After just a few short months, Brook was able to sell the film to MTV in over 20 different countries and the money he received was enough to fund his next year of travel and filmmaking endeavors.
What’s most remarkable about Brook’s story is not that he created an incredible film which he shot almost entirely by himself, but the fact that he was able to use his experience in the entertainment industry to sell his film and finance his another year of travel.
Unfortunately, A Map For Saturday is not available in stores and you have to purchase the DVD directly from the website at www.amapforsaturday.com. However, I can tell you that purchasing and watching this movie is totally worth the price!
It honestly is one of the best independent films I have ever seen. Sadly, it is these types of stories, which despite being incredibly well done, are not widely known about.
So watch the trailer above, buy the film, and help to spread the word. Because one day, you might just be able to follow in Brook’s footsteps and piggyback on the success of this young, ingenious filmmaker.
Have you seen A Map For Saturday? What did you think?
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