Cynematik • Cyndi Greening

BY CYNDI GREENING, MANHATTAN, USA — Alec Hart is 20 today. The birthday boy just ran across the street to get some coffee for all of us. It’s a beautiful day in NYC. The sun is shining and there is a light breeze that makes the leaves flicker just enough to scatter the sunlight around his one-room apartment. I recall the last trip I made here in May and reflect on all that has changed. During that trip, Pamela and I were blogging about the Tribeca Film Festival and taking meetings with broadcasters, agents and distributors. It was an exciting time. Everything seemed possible.

Little more than a week after we returned to Phoenix, everything went to heck in a hand basket. We’ve spent the last six months dealing with that. So, now, I return to the Manhattan and marvel at how much my life has changed in a year and how much Alec has grown in the last two decades.

It’s as though the city is whispering to me, reminding me of the inevitable march of time and the change it carries with it. It is all amplified, no doubt, because it is autumn and my boy is becoming a man. The city sighs. Cherish the minutes. Relish the moments.