Over a decade ago comedian Joey Rinaldi broke his penis as a teenager and lives to tell the tale in his solo show 'Potty Training' which will be making its Off-Broadway debut at the East to Edinburgh Festival at the 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59 Street, Manhattan, on July 12th.
“Here are your handcuffs. Now, how would you like to wear them?”
Each time I embark on a new low-budget independent film, this is the mantra that begins to play on a loop in my head. In the summer of 2018 when I set out on my fifth feature film,
Boys vs. Girls, about a 1990 summer camp that goes co-ed for the first time in its 70-year history, I wore the mantra as a flag.
Sure, the so-called “handcuffs” of a small budget are constraining. But realistically and creatively assessing how to make the most of what you have is where your opportunities begin. Here are my four takeaways about meaningful ways to embrace small budgets.