Cara Mumford Films

I'm currently working on post-production for "When It Rains," my film for the Stolen Sisters Digital Initiative. I am honoured that the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival commissioned this film, and grateful to the Ontario Arts Council for funding, but I would not be able to complete this film without the generous support of Chris Krieger, Janice Krieger, Bob Mumford, Darmody Mumford and Andrea Wiwchar. So thank you all! (Production still featuring dancer Sandra Lamouche.)

Was just thinking how lucky I was this past weekend to work with people who had all three of those qualities. (You can watch and/or read Neil Gaiman's full commencement address on the University of the Arts website... and I highly recommend that you do!)

We filmed the Toronto portion of "When It Rains" this weekend in graffiti alley. I ended up with a great crew and will have some amazing footage! I also learned many lessons along the way, as with every film I make. The main lesson I learned on this one is to bring people on board earlier in the process, especially the Director of Photography. I wish I'd known Elisa Iannacone, my DP, back when I was grant writing for the film. Same thing with Production Manager Jeryn Daly. As it is, only Lead Choreographer & Dancer Sandra Lamouche was part of the team that early... and that was because we came up with the concept together! But I now feel like I have the beginnings of a team that I could work with go forward into my next film, which is kind of exciting, but I'll try to focus on finishing this film first!