Director's statement

Film festival programmers are a rare species. The great ones discover and share cinema with passion and zeal. Whether you agree or not with their selections, you can’t ignore the films they present to you for viewing. I consider Mark Peranson to be one of the greats. It was important for me to capture the boredom, isolation, excitement and sense of discovery a programmer feels while on the road. Making this film brought constant discoveries: about Peranson, about Beijing, about programmers and about filmmaking.