My most fascinating conversation of the night was with Tom Clifford, when I asked him which of the hundreds of films he’s made during his career was his favorite. I expected him to stop and think about it for a moment or two, but he surprised me.
He immediately told me about an award-winning short, “Don’t Freak Out”, he made several years ago for the Epilepsy Foundation, which featured seven high-school students who suffer from epilepsy.