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Jim Akin talks about making the film THE OCEAN OF HELENA LEE, a semi-autobiographical account of a difficult period in his childhood. Akin tells his story through Helena Lee, a thoughtful and reflective 12-year old who tries to come to terms with her home life and bohemian surf-rat father.

As a child, Akin learned to be self-reliant. Don’t depend on anyone; you will only set yourself for disappointment. “I don’t look for anyone to help,” he says, It’s just not productive.” He took that perspective into his role as a filmmaker and did everything himself, from shooting the film to the final edit. I was a “one-man band,” he tells me.

Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon has been working as a broadcast journalist for over 25 years. In that time he has interviewed some of the biggest names in film including Danny Boyle, Guy Ritchie, Ridley Scott, David Cronenberg, Darren Aronofsky and many more.

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