My Wife is Famous
Okay, maybe she's not a household name, but she does have her own entry on the Internet Movie Database. That's got to be worth something.
It all goes back to early in our relationship. We weren't married, just "going steady" (as I believe it's called). There was a comic written by a fellow named Jesse Reklaw titled Concave Up, which dealt with people's dreams. Basically, people would send their dreams to Jesse, who would illustrate them and publish them in his comic. He does a similar thing now in a strip called Slow Wave, though in a smaller format.
Amy submitted a dream to Jesse that was entitled Dinner with the Devil, wherein she was invited to dine with Satan himself. While in his graces, she was allowed to look at his library, which contained all the books ever burned by mankind. Being a bookworm, this dream is obviously a manifestation of Amy's subconscious desire to read forbidden lore. No wonder she likes Call of Cthulhu. Jesse illustrated the story and published it in the fifth issue of his comic book.
Somehow, a young Kiwi film maker named Michael Travis got a hold of this comic. He liked the story so much, he wrote and directed a short film of it in 2002, titled The Devil's Library. He and Jesse must have been in contact with one another during the process, but in the time since the comic had been published, Amy had fallen of the face of the earth. Jesse and Michael had little luck finding her.
Somehow, a year or two ago, we became aware of the film's existence. We'd discussed trying to get a copy, but never had much luck. In the end, I managed to contact Jesse Reklaw, who is living in Portland these days, and Michael Travis, who now lives and works in England. My intention was to get a copy of the DVD for Amy for Christmas. Michael was quite gracious, and sent us a copy. It didn't arrive in time for the holiday, but that's not really the point.
If you'd like to see the film for yourself, it seems as if Michael has posted a streaming video of it on his web site. You can page through Michael's site and find it yourself (a worthy endeavor, simply to see the vast amount of work he's done), or you can be lazy and view it by clicking this link. Either way, I won't think any less of you.
So that's how my wife got famous, without even knowing about it. According to Michael, it's not as easy as it might sound to get your work, much less your name, added to the IMDB. With luck, we'll eventually get to see Jesse again, and it would sure be a joy to meet Michael, too.
It all goes back to early in our relationship. We weren't married, just "going steady" (as I believe it's called). There was a comic written by a fellow named Jesse Reklaw titled Concave Up, which dealt with people's dreams. Basically, people would send their dreams to Jesse, who would illustrate them and publish them in his comic. He does a similar thing now in a strip called Slow Wave, though in a smaller format.
Amy submitted a dream to Jesse that was entitled Dinner with the Devil, wherein she was invited to dine with Satan himself. While in his graces, she was allowed to look at his library, which contained all the books ever burned by mankind. Being a bookworm, this dream is obviously a manifestation of Amy's subconscious desire to read forbidden lore. No wonder she likes Call of Cthulhu. Jesse illustrated the story and published it in the fifth issue of his comic book.
Somehow, a young Kiwi film maker named Michael Travis got a hold of this comic. He liked the story so much, he wrote and directed a short film of it in 2002, titled The Devil's Library. He and Jesse must have been in contact with one another during the process, but in the time since the comic had been published, Amy had fallen of the face of the earth. Jesse and Michael had little luck finding her.
Somehow, a year or two ago, we became aware of the film's existence. We'd discussed trying to get a copy, but never had much luck. In the end, I managed to contact Jesse Reklaw, who is living in Portland these days, and Michael Travis, who now lives and works in England. My intention was to get a copy of the DVD for Amy for Christmas. Michael was quite gracious, and sent us a copy. It didn't arrive in time for the holiday, but that's not really the point.
If you'd like to see the film for yourself, it seems as if Michael has posted a streaming video of it on his web site. You can page through Michael's site and find it yourself (a worthy endeavor, simply to see the vast amount of work he's done), or you can be lazy and view it by clicking this link. Either way, I won't think any less of you.
So that's how my wife got famous, without even knowing about it. According to Michael, it's not as easy as it might sound to get your work, much less your name, added to the IMDB. With luck, we'll eventually get to see Jesse again, and it would sure be a joy to meet Michael, too.
Labels: Amy, Jesse Reklaw, Michael Travis, The Devil's Library
posted by Gary at 9:38 PM
2 Comments:
Wow that is super cool! Go Amy :)
Such a shame the link to the film is no longer working. The vid on YouTube seems too short (6 mins) to be complete. Tried searching for the original story, but no joy. Would love to read it.
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