Hello Lens Film Festival. My name is Dave Janetta and I'm the writer and director of The Water Song. The Water Song is really it's all about finding agency and taking ownership of a situation that you can't necessarily control. So it's about a young girl who gets a bike for her birthday, but her domineering uncle is the only one who's really willing to take the time to teach her how to ride it. And he's one of those guys who will throw you in the deep end of the pool to teach you how to swim and may or may not actually jump in to save you if you're drowning. not actually jump in to save you if you're drowning. So Kelly, the protagonist, she needs to figure out a way that she can take some ownership of the situation. And I won't say any more than that. But the film is based on a short story by an author named Kelly Daniels, and it was first published, the short essay was first published in a magazine called The Sun. And I worked with Kelly extensively on the script, so he's also credited as a writer. And the rest of my production team was absolutely incredible and came from all over the world. So I shot the film outside of Philly, where I was based at the time. And I had my producer come all the way from Australia. I actually met her while I was working in New Zealand for Wingnut, Peter Jackson's production company. And we've stayed friends for many, many years. And let's see here. My cinematographer, amazing guy in Philly named Drew Sirocco. And then casted through an agency in New York and had some incredible actors all across the board as you'll see including Austin Johnson as Kelly and Matthew James Bollinger as Uncle Garrick. So I don't want to say too much, I just hope you really enjoy the film and that you take something away from it. I've been making films for a long time, feature length, short, documentary, narrative. I currently teach at, I'm a professor at Humboldt State University in Northern California, and I just, I love film as a medium. I've been doing it for as long as I can remember, and I think all forms of film are valid, no matter what you're working, whether it's experimental or narrative or documentary, short, long, it doesn't really matter. I mean, just different stories. I feel like different stories deserve, you know, their own form. And you sort of find the right, the form that's right for that story. So I'm going to continue to make films of all types, all stripes, and continue teaching. And we have an amazing film program up here in Northern California. So if you want to learn how to make films and also be in a beautiful place, come visit me at Humboldt State. But I hope you enjoy the film. And I'm always available. You can find my contact if you have any questions. Thanks very much. Thank you. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 52, 53, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59, 52, 53, 53, 56, 57, 59, 52, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53,