"Still Here" - Day 01 - From Geeks To Graveyards

Gavin was invited amongst guests such as sxephil and Corey Vidal to speak at the 08 08 08 Youtube Canada Gathering in Toronto at the Ontario Science Center. He heads home with some final thoughts on things and gets prepped to direct his new film, "Still Here".

Filmmaker Gavin Michael Booth is on a mission to meet the Hollywood professionals that have inspired him in his career thus far.

Steven Spielberg, Kevin Smith, Jimmy Eat World, Zach Braff, Tom Anderson, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Johnny Depp, Harry Knowles, Dan Mirvish, Bryan Singer, and Ellen DeGeneres.

Click here to see the daily video journals from Gavin as he asks, pleads, begs, whines for these people to sit down for dinner and offer advice and encouragement for his directing career.

If you have a lead... contact Gavin:

519.560.1673
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howmanydays.ca
myspace.com/gavinbooth

or on facebook: Gavin Michael Booth (Detroit, MI network)

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[frogfeller]

Gavin - how are you any different than all those woman girls who want to meet Oprah? You gotta drop this angle - there is so much more to go for?

[GavinMichaelBooth]

I don't want to meet Oprah... and if you mean, Ellen I suggest you watch my Day 006 video ... or Day 069... I don't want to meet Ellen either. I'm paying it forward for my friend's charity

[frogfeller]

Gavin, I did not say u wanted to meet Oprah. I asked "how are u different than all those woman girls who want to meet Oprah?" She is a celeb who rubs elbows w T. Cruise/B. Pitt & who gives away cars to boost her own profile/wealth (I am being cynical here I admit that!) Take away here celeb status/wealth & do u think people would want to meet her? Not that she is not accomplished/hardworking & making a contribution but she does not make any more difference then any of the other 6 billion of us.

[GavinMichaelBooth]

Opinion accepted. I think she still stands for hope for a lot of people... and nothing wrong with having a little hope in her... now Terry Fox... or Nelson Mandela may have bigger accomplishments but that doesn't mean Oprah can't inspire many people, woman, or give out a general attitude and message of pay it forward.

[frogfeller]

Gavin, do u mean Dan Mirvish of the Mirvish family? He is a very rich/famous individual & I would think that Harry Knowles would be a no brainer to meet. I understand the attraction to people who are in the public eye, I was not spared being born into that culture, I just think the notion is bankrupt. I cannot invalidate u for having desires & wanting these things, but it is just stargazing & keeping the $ revolving around a few faces IMO & perpetuating 1 of the chief obstacles to great art IMO.

[angelkyd]

"I'm surprisingly awake for not getting much sleep"...LOL go gavin go! You looked delirious to me. Love your dedication though.

[GavinMichaelBooth]

Its the people that have inspired me the most... nothing to do with rich and famous... and Dan Mirvish? Harry Knowles? These are not super rich and famous people.

[amberlouisexox]

haha . wow the end made me laugh

[frogfeller]

I am causing myself as a filmmaker as well & would not partner w celebrities in any way on any projects where the fuel of the thing is their brandname & my question is how can we work on large scale projects without the use of "celebrities" & still have the projects arrest the attention and wring tears from the the planet's eyes and be luctrative. Now this is a problem worth our attention IMO. Chasing at the heels of celebs? Not so much.

[frogfeller]

Our sucking the teets of so called celebrities has had it's time in the sun - it is time to move on & create a setting where something else can appear that includes everyone.

[frogfeller]

That is what I am taking issue with.