Drew Waters

Dallas Filmmakers Fighting Cancer

<p><strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; Nouvelle Vie &nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong>The Word Novelle Vie means&nbsp;French.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s&nbsp;a&nbsp;story&nbsp;of&nbsp;love&nbsp;and&nbsp;about&nbsp;finding&nbsp;hope&nbsp;after&nbsp;losing&nbsp;someone&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;devastating&nbsp;disease.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s&nbsp;about&nbsp;a&nbsp;man&nbsp;and&nbsp;woman&nbsp;who&nbsp;meet&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;young&nbsp;age&nbsp;and&nbsp;how&nbsp;they&nbsp;grow&nbsp;together&nbsp;as&nbsp;soul&nbsp;mates&nbsp;until&nbsp;death&nbsp;knocks&nbsp;at&nbsp;their&nbsp;door.&nbsp;Yet,&nbsp;the&nbsp;true&nbsp;measure&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;love&nbsp;is&nbsp;proved&nbsp;when&nbsp;death&nbsp;has&nbsp;no&nbsp;hold&nbsp;on&nbsp;it;&nbsp;when&nbsp;their&nbsp;love&nbsp;lives&nbsp;on,&nbsp;empowering&nbsp;another&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;something&nbsp;anew;&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;Nouvelle&nbsp;Vie.&nbsp;One&nbsp;night&nbsp;after&nbsp;a&nbsp;day&nbsp;on&nbsp;set,&nbsp;Drew&nbsp;Waters&nbsp;sits&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;starts&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;about&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;script.&nbsp;Images&nbsp;flow&nbsp;through&nbsp;his&nbsp;mind&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;as&nbsp;kids&nbsp;and&nbsp;growing&nbsp;up&nbsp;together,&nbsp;falling&nbsp;in&nbsp;love&nbsp;and&nbsp;marrying&nbsp;only&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;ravaging&nbsp;effects&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;devastating&nbsp;disease&nbsp;tear&nbsp;them&nbsp;apart.&nbsp;How&nbsp;will&nbsp;their&nbsp;love&nbsp;endure?&nbsp;So&nbsp;moved&nbsp;by&nbsp;this&nbsp;piece,&nbsp;the&nbsp;igniting&nbsp;arises&nbsp;for&nbsp;him&nbsp;to&nbsp;bring&nbsp;these&nbsp;visions&nbsp;to&nbsp;life.&nbsp;Weeks&nbsp;later,&nbsp;Drew&nbsp;runs&nbsp;into&nbsp;Candice&nbsp;Irion&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;Dallas&nbsp;International&nbsp;Film&nbsp;Festival&nbsp;event.&nbsp;The&nbsp;year&nbsp;prior,&nbsp;they&rsquo;d&nbsp;discussed&nbsp;collaborating&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;project&nbsp;that&nbsp;meant&nbsp;something&nbsp;to&nbsp;others,&nbsp;something&nbsp;that&nbsp;would&nbsp;impact&nbsp;others&nbsp;lives.&nbsp;With&nbsp;Drew&rsquo;s&nbsp;concept&nbsp;fresh&nbsp;on&nbsp;his&nbsp;mind,&nbsp;he&nbsp;decides&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;Candice&nbsp;involved.&nbsp;He&nbsp;also&nbsp;thought&nbsp;of&nbsp;Josh&nbsp;Spake.&nbsp;Josh&nbsp;and&nbsp;Drew&nbsp;met&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;documentary&nbsp;that&nbsp;Josh&nbsp;wrote&nbsp;and&nbsp;produced&nbsp;on&nbsp;Drew.&nbsp;Drew&nbsp;knew&nbsp;then&nbsp;he&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;with&nbsp;Josh&nbsp;again.&nbsp;So&nbsp;Drew&nbsp;pitches&nbsp;his&nbsp;concept&nbsp;to&nbsp;Josh&nbsp;and&nbsp;Candice&nbsp;and&nbsp;from&nbsp;there,&nbsp;the&nbsp;storyline&nbsp;unfolded.&nbsp;Enter&nbsp;Brandon&nbsp;Carmichael.&nbsp;Brandon&nbsp;knew&nbsp;everyone&nbsp;through&nbsp;previous&nbsp;projects&nbsp;and&nbsp;when&nbsp;the&nbsp;chance&nbsp;to&nbsp;bring&nbsp;him&nbsp;aboard&nbsp;was&nbsp;at&nbsp;hand,&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;an&nbsp;easy&nbsp;&ldquo;yes&rdquo;&nbsp;on&nbsp;all&nbsp;sides.&nbsp;Drew&nbsp;heard&nbsp;of&nbsp;Reidland&nbsp;Tucker&nbsp;through&nbsp;others.&nbsp;After&nbsp;interviewing&nbsp;him&nbsp;for&nbsp;Cinematographer,&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;apparent.&nbsp;Reidland&nbsp;had&nbsp;caught&nbsp;the&nbsp;vision.&nbsp;Nouvelle&nbsp;Vie&nbsp;has&nbsp;come&nbsp;together&nbsp;through&nbsp;paths&nbsp;crossing&nbsp;and&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;love&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;stories&nbsp;that&nbsp;people&nbsp;can&nbsp;relate&nbsp;to&nbsp;and&nbsp;feel.&nbsp;It&nbsp;comes&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;drive&nbsp;to&nbsp;help&nbsp;others&nbsp;know&nbsp;that&nbsp;no&nbsp;matter&nbsp;what&nbsp;they&nbsp;face,&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;hope&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;love&nbsp;never&nbsp;fails.&nbsp;May&nbsp;Nouvelle&nbsp;Vie&nbsp;bring&nbsp;to&nbsp;you&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;life&nbsp;it&nbsp;has&nbsp;brought&nbsp;to&nbsp;us.</p>

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