Before directing two acclaimed documentary features, The Drop Box and Emanuel, Brian Tetsuro Ivie was just a self-described "film geek" from a small town with big dreams.
Brian Tetsuro Ivie
In his first book, The Drop Box, Ivie takes readers back to his time as a USC film student with a single ambition: making it big in Hollywood. But a newspaper article about Pastor Lee's "drop box" for abandoned infants sets Ivie's life on a different path.
With humor and candor, Ivie details the uncertainties faced by aspiring storytellers like himself. His passion for cinema shines through, making this memoir a love letter to film. Yet his encounter with Pastor Lee leads Ivie to confront deeper questions about the meaning of success.
From life in a small town to chasing stories across the globe, Ivie's debut offers an intimate look at the making of a filmmaker. For anyone who's felt the thrilling uncertainty of youth, The Drop Box is a coming-of-age story you won't want to miss.