Time for the last interview of the virtual festival! Our inimitable jury member and fellow L.A. filmmaker Danielle Gibson was the perfect interviewer for Regina Oliver, writer-director-producer-star and general powerhouse behind the short film Always Enough. And though our virtual festival has wrapped, it is clear that the creative team behind Always Enough really wants it to be seen far and wide and that there will be more opportunities to do so, so please keep an eye on its future at ttps://www.instagram.com/alwaysenoughfilm.
The visually compelling and inspirational Always Enough uses surreal visual imagery that I agree is reminiscent of David Lynch, though that makes sense if it originally came from a dream. Though experimental, the film conveys a message of self-acceptance quite clearly. It reminds me of something a therapist used to tell me about some of my most regrettable and shameful actions: “Maybe you were doing the best you could at the time.” Maybe doing the best we can at the time and under the circumstances, including during the times that we struggle with our self-worth and other mental health challenges, is always enough.