Growing up in northeast Wisconsin, I never realized there was this entire world of independent and foreign films. I should have made some sort of realization at some point, but I never did. Then I came here. It started early. I had heard that my RA (Charles) was a film studies major, so I wanted to ask him about it. He talked me into volunteering at Bijou. I went to go see a few films at U Film and Oak Street. Then it was Lagoon, Uptown, the Heights, and deciding to major in film studies. This entire world which doesn't exist back in Appleton was opened up to me. Now when I move back there the door will be slammed back shut again. Well, not completely - the door is certain to hit me in the ass on my way out. Although I won't have any opportunities to see real new films in Appleton, I guess I could take a roadtrip out here, but it had better be a damn good film to make the trip worth it.