I spoke with Bernie, the writer/director and producer in 1998 for first time when we were attending the same classes, second day. Yet years away his Sound department specialization in the same alma mater. Beyond his screenwriting skills already praised by everyone then. We were arriving at the train station going to film school that morning when he told me about his ultimate dream to move to NZ, can you imagine? : D
Like that, we were in Lisbon, Portugal, he wanted to go to the other side of the world in his early 20s.
He's currently applying for his NZ passport/citizenship he told me so a few weeks ago. His second half today is a NZ doctor. I never went there in your country, unfortunately, so far ; ) Even though, my current financial commitment with Australian third parties.
I only helped him from Europe at distance. I was in-between ex-YU, mainly Montenegro (but also Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia) when one or other shots were taken basically stock footage, Kiev, Moscow and the air bridge Rome-Lisbon, obviously. Giving him a hand, both creatively and for funding/marketing to also comprehend to organize the successful crowdfunding campaign as much as I've done with other participations of mine either in Europe, UK or US.