Dreaming of an impact producer

Dreaming of an impact producer

The next film I’m making is titled Good Thing: A Documentary About Landfill Dogs.  Or, Good Thing, for short. The documentary is about photographer Shannon Johnstone and dogs at the Wake County Animal Shelter (WCAS). I recently shared a blog post about it. Read...
Introducing my next new documentary

Introducing my next new documentary

Ladies and gentlemen. I’d like to introduce you my next new film. The title is Good Thing: A Documentary About Landfill Dogs. Here’s our first official trailer. Good Thing Doc Trailer from Camden Watts on Vimeo. About the Movie Good Thing is...

Looking forward.

Today has been a rough day. It’s almost 4:00 PM. So far, all I’ve accomplished is drinking coffee and taking a shower. Neither of which helped that much. I’ve been trying, unsuccessfully, to wrap my mind around what happened during this election. How...
Art is political.

Art is political.

I was born and raised in eastern North Carolina. That’s where I learned a few things about manners. It’s polite to say “ma’am” and “sir” when you’re talking with people, no matter their age. It’s polite to refrain...

Tips for finding your voice as an artist

Finding your voice. It’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot in the film business. But I don’t think I fully understood what it meant until this year. A lot of things changed for me in 2016. I’m still processing it all. One thing I’ve picked up,...

Go on, get mad

Women aren’t supposed to get angry. We’re told it’s unattractive, we’re called names for it, and we’re often shunned as a result of showing emotions. It’s one of the reasons I’m very careful – especially as a leader, director,...