Filmmaker Statement

I wrote "Our Precious Autumn" as a way to express my struggles of overwork and self doubt as a creative. Having colleagues in many creative fields, I've known about how common it is for us to overwork ourselves to finish our work. Even with passion driving us to complete these projects, we often find ourselves forgetting about basic necessities needed to take care of our health. With a seemingly growing industry pressure on creatives to produce more content more quickly, I have seen many people burn themselves out in order to meet a deadline. Instead of focusing on the complex problems of multiple creative industries, I wanted to put a focus on a single individual's perspective as they realize that the joy of their art was beginning to be lost. All scenes in the film were written based on my own experience being an amateur filmmaker.