Sarah Carter Instagram – I spent the first half of my career being whatever those with money wanted me to be, for them… a character… in their show… they owned my time, my sleep, my likeness, my voice, and my instincts in exchange for money… enough money to give me choices and I chose my freedom and foundation.
For years I invested in my own art, my own home, my community of dear and true friends and collaborators, but slyly. I quietly built inner security and outer security, and gently turned the ship around from pursuing external validation to searching for deep alignment with my soul. What truly brings me joy?
Still today, there is a part of me that feels I have to keep up appearances in order to survive. Even now as a writer, director, producer, I have to make sure my agents, managers, lawyers, fans, collaborators and investors continue to see me as a commodity. Still, I feel I have to prioritize meetings, auditions, and opportunities for hire above all else. I have to pay my dues, commissions of up to 40% sometimes. But finally, thanks to my first film being out in the world… a pure vision manifest… an answer to no one but the call… a film that holds indescribable magic and a story the moves and connects people with their humanity… art… I feel more responsible than ever to my understanding of what it takes to be an artist… and to value it.
In Her Name is a liberation story. It was the first time in my life I felt clear and brave enough to go all in and risk prioritizing my faith in art.
My company @cheshiremoonproductions is committed to creating works that reflect the journey home to self and soul. The creations and experiences provided serve to be a reminder of who we all are uniquely and as a whole… and to invest in genius artists who have been outcasted to both succeed and feel less alone.
The road ahead is long, but after decades of seeking, this film is my first work of art that has achieved substantial results outside of industry ownership… even our distribution deal @tribeca @giant_pictures allowed me to maintain full rights which is unheard of.
The In Her Name blu-Ray @amazonprime includes more on the making of story.
Words can’t thank you enough. | Posted on 09/Jul/2024 18:37:25
