A Bird is Born In 1955 I was a kindergartner at Hilltop Elementary in Chula Vista, California.  I don’t remember too many details about my first year in school, but there was one event that I’ve never forgotten: the day my teacher brought a large cage into the classroom.

A New Creation In January 1989 (30 years ago), I made my first trip to central Mexico.  There, while directing a film in a spectacular range of volcanic mountains, I fell hopelessly in love with butterflies. These extraordinary insects have (choose an adjective−they all apply) captivated, fascinated, mesmerized, astonished, surprised and inspired me

Encouraging Words The text above is actually a collection of words and phrases from notes, comments and posts we’ve received during 2018—each from someone who watched an Illustra Media film. We’re humbled and thankful for this opportunity to present the most important truths in the universe via history’s most powerful means of mass communication. None of