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Roots & Wings


Day 54:We’re Making a Movie | Making CHOSEN
What happens after the thing you’ve been praying for starts becoming real? On Day 54 of making CHOSEN, we’re officially greenlit with more than $12,000 raised. Now come the audition tapes, production meetings, endless details, and the reality of making a film while still working, writing, running businesses, and living a whole life. Somewhere in the overwhelm, I keep reminding myself: this is what I prayed for.
Michelle Farley
Aug 318 min read


Making a Short Film Is Kicking My Ass (In a Good Way)| Making Chosen
Writers spend an extraordinary amount of time inhabiting places that don't exist. Before a reader encounters a setting on the page, we've already walked through it hundreds of times. Walking into the house where we'll film Chosen, I realized I wasn't discovering a location. I was finally meeting a place I'd been carrying in my imagination for months.
Michelle Farley
Jul 286 min read


How I made a short film in under 32 hours with nothing but an idea, an iPhone, and a little creative nerve.
At 43, I know what it means to put your dreams on pause. Not because you stopped believing—but because life asked you to prioritize...
Michelle Farley
Apr 22, 20252 min read


Creativity and Resilience in 2025: Leadership, Growth, and Grace
Life's weight feels heavy in 2025, but I'm stepping forward with creativity, purpose, and grace.
Michelle Farley
Jan 23, 20253 min read


The Writing Paradox
Every pen stroke exposes a raw and unfiltered fragment of my soul. Writing is not just a task; it's an intimate expression of myself.
Michelle Farley
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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