Directors behind ‘Forgotten Island’ borrow from relatives for ideas
Directors Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado drew inspiration from their own relatives while creating the film Forgotten Island.
It’s one thing to write what you know. It’s another to write who you know. That’s what Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado did when they crafted “Forgotten Island.”
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