Agents usually go on vacation this time of year because there’s not much going on. Pilot season is over. Episodic casting hasn’t started. And the phones aren’t ringing, so why not?
I’ve had some amazing vacations in June and I wanted 2015 to be memorable, too. But where to go? What to do? And then it hit me. I have a friend who moved to New Zealand a few years ago and he’s always said there’s a spare bed at his place if I’m ever in the mood for a 16-hour flight.
So that was the plan. Two weeks exploring the land of Peter Jackson. Game on.
Then I remembered that I had recently seen an amazing film from New Zealand called “The Unholy.” It didn’t get much of a release in this country but I was able to catch it at a festival and I loved every minute. I especially liked the lead, a talented woman named Felicity.
Acting purely on instinct, I sent her a message on Facebook explaining who I was and when I would be there. I told her my trip had nothing to do with the business. It was just a vacation, and since I loved her movie, it might be fun to meet up for lunch.
And then I did some research, which was something I should’ve done first, and discovered Felicity
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