Buckets

BUCKETS is my opportunity to do something I’ve never done: realize my own personal vision of a story and direct it!

I’ve been lucky enough to work in entertainment for all of my career, being an advocate on behalf of the many incredible stories created by others. But I’ve always been there to elevate the visions of others, never my own.

BUCKETS is a comedy-fantasy film.

It happens from time to time. Just as I’ve committed to spending time with my kids focused on something they are excited about, my phone notifies me – with its dreaded “Bloop” – that an urgent text requires my immediate attention. Bloop. Bloop. Bloop. It’s incessant.

One text becomes two, then three, then four, and before you know it, instead of spending time with my kids and connecting with them, I’m distracted by an epic, digital back-and-forth. And while I’ve been focused on that text debate, my kids have been waiting. Waiting for my attention. Waiting to connect and bond with me. Waiting for me to be present.

BUCKETS is a story of hopeful wish fulfillment: that the universe will step in and lure a dad away from his phone long enough to authentically connect with his basketball-obsessed daughter. It highlights the cinematic magic of an impossible basketball court: where, no matter where you shoot, the ball always goes in. And the only thing that can break that magic is an annoying Bloop and an infinite work text conversation. What’s at stake? The relationship between a Dad and his Daughter.

BUCKETS is personal to me. Magic has never lured me away from my kids to spend less time on my phone and more time with them.

But like all of us, I’m trying. I’ve sat on that bench in BUCKETS (quite literally) and regretted not leaving it to connect with my kids.

I went to film school and entered the entertainment business specifically to write and direct, but life happens, and I ignored my own dreams out of fear of not being able to create something meaningful. After the encouragement of others, I decided to do it and attempt to make my vision a reality.

In 2024, I wrote, directed and co-produced BUCKETS with an incredible LA-based Cast & Crew. I am incredibly indebted to those who generously gave of their time to be a part of my vision of this film, a film that means so much to me personally.