[Jeff Fink]

The reason I agreed is because I am a filmmaker. He had never made a film before. I assumed he would be coming down to shoot or at least schedule some interviews etc, but he literally did nothing for a week during the most important part of the project and would only be able to give (I found out later) 1-2 days per week towards the project. In my opinion, that’s not enough to make a film..

I understand that it was rude of me to back out, but from my perspective, if someone goes in on a project with you 50/50 then does 0 of the work and expects to get all the credit (director, producer, editor – I initially thought that I would be directing/editing while he produced since he was handling the release formed under his production company, but he later announced that he would be getting the credit) – That doesn’t fly with me. I would’ve seen this project and started it on my own had he not contacted me about it. I made the first contact with the subject in person and have several ties to the story on my own.

Edison was probably not the first person to come up with the lightbulb, but he was the one who got it done.

[Jeff Fink]

The story is national news. I’ve been following it on Facebook and have been involved as far as shooting the story since it went public. He saw the initial post about it on Facebook and mentioned to me that he wanted my help in making this film. A day after he contacted me about it, it was all over social media. He’s claiming that because he saw the initial post that its his story. Albeit I’ve been doing all the shooting while he was in a different city working at his full time job. I initially agreed to help because he asked for my help. I got close to the story and the subjects and have formed a close bond with them. After a few days he began telling me of his grand vision for the film, which conflicted with what I felt for the direction of the film. The difference in vision is mainly why I severed ties..