The Calling

We’ve decided to call the movie “The Calling.” The phrase has a number of different meanings, the calling of 911, the vocational choices we make, echoes from the past calling, calling home.

The Calling

It’s the day before Christmas Eve, Mike Johnson, a firefighter/EMT leaves his home and family  and heads toward the city, any city. The job is his calling, but his family his life. In thirty-eight hours the shift will end, Christmas Eve will come and he will return. Along the way dozens of people will cross his path, some he will help, some will help him, ultimately, they will all find their way home, be it a bottle of cheap vodka, a warm hospital room, a graveside or a new love.

The road home is never clear, obstacles make the journey difficult, but it is a trip all of us take, every day of our lives. Mike Johnson knows the way, but will he arrive with his spirit intact, or will the needs of the people who need him take it away.

We’ll find out in thirty-eight hours.

Work is continuing, things are falling into place. I do believe I’ll be helping to make a movie in the not too distant future. Stay tuned…