After discovering a mysterious book, a 432 year-old man identifies his role in a series of never-ending universes. "Early Learnings" is a surreal fever dream entangled in a möbius strip and a fragmented meditation on time, memory, love and the cosmos.

The idea for the film came to me several years ago after a friend gave me a copy of "The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" by Alan Watts.

After reading "The Book... "  I felt compelled to write a story about the individual as an expression of the whole universe. Reinforcing the belief, that, collectively, we are all the universe.   

Growing up, I was exposed to a wide variety of films from around the world, but it wasn’t until I saw “Bicycle Thieves” (Italy: 1948), as a teenager, that I realized the transcendent power of film. I was empathetic towards the characters and their struggles, and the film taught me that empathy is the most essential quality a human being can possess.   

With "Early Learnings" I set out to make a film that was conceptually abstract and bold, but remained emotionally rooted in reality -- a film that forces you to question yourself and the world that surrounds you.