I value the trust of my collaborators
more and more with each new project. It is a gift,
and I
treasure
it. With HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS, despite initial fears
and hesitations, or perhaps because of them, many people
whom I love and admire were willing to put their busy
lives on hold for days and weeks to gather in Chicago
and sleep on the floor with me in a rented apartment
and make a movie. We shared ideas, fears, loves, successes
and failures. We stayed up late and danced. It was
magical. I grew as a person just as much as I did as
a filmmaker. I can’t ask for anything more.
