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Greetings all, Quincy and I have known each other for 10 years and I regard him as one of the finest contemporaries I am lucky to know. Quincy's debut feature 'Love in Youth' was a major inspiration as I began my own foray into the feature realm and he's always been willing to generously impart bits of his accrued filmmaking knowledge and wisdom for as long as I've known him. That said, I'm honored to be invited to his new Film Lab Society as a Founding Member. As for myself, I'm an independent (entirely self-funded), Miami-based filmmaker who began filmmaking in 2002 at age 16. Since then, I've written, produced, directed, shot and edited 16 short films and four feature films. My work has seen exhibition at numerous festivals, both domestic and abroad, and national televised distribution via PBS. My 4th and latest feature film 'Ask Delphi' is courting festivals at present and I'm currently writing, producing, directing and editing an episodic series titled 'Flush'. All of my work (save for my 4th film) is currently available on Amazon, YouTube and Tubi. I regard myself as a purist, narrative-experimental filmmaker focused on sustainable filmmaking practice that allows an earnest practitioner to persist in building a life-long canon not existentially hinged on popular, critical or market reception. The combined budgets of all of my feature films has been just a shade over $25k. I believe a new, better world is possible! In any case, I look forward to keeping up with the group! If you're interested to learn more about me and my work, feel free to visit my content-rich website at www.gabrielrhenals.com. Happy Holidays!