Life is a mystical and magnificent mystery. But "everyday" experiences can get our eyes off the truth about our personal journey. Yet, it is the "every day" that is showing us the way. How do we know, how can we see? When I finally realized, in my own heart, that life is for searching and [...]
Tag: Sacajawea
Reverently and Wonderfully made…
In this world, some people, unfortunately, are taught they are wretched. If we believe that, then we can harbor shame and indifference because we now think we are not worthy. Dad with great-granddaughter, Faith. My father was a wonderful, truly Christian man. He was also a professor devoted to all students and people. He believed [...]
Kimama’s Wings
Kimama's Wings is a story that touched my heart while I was living in Los Angeles trying to get Sacajawea produced. Over that difficult time period of two years, away from family and friends, I finally realized I wasn't there to actually get that epic movie made... I was there to learn some hard truths, [...]
Awakening!
Sometimes we just cannot see.... we can't see an answer, we can't see a purpose, we can't see our dream, and we question and wonder why. So many times we over think and we don't realize we just have to get out-of-the-way. For two years, while trying to get Sacajawea produced in LA, I came [...]
Watch for the Wonders
A couple of years ago, the Sacajawea production team had the most amazing experience along the Oregon coast. We went to film a teaser reel for Sacajawea, but it happened to be a complete snowstorm all up and down the coast - from California to Canada! There was a moment of wondering what we should [...]
And, the Blind shall See…
If there's one thing I've learned on Sacajawea's illuminating and sometimes crazy path, it's that our greatest purpose may not be what we think. Many times, when I thought I knew something... it turned out in a completely different way. And, there was always something to be learned about my dream, about my Calling... One [...]
Interview about the Windcatcher, Sacajawea
Photo: Jane returned to Fort Rock in 2015 with the completed Sacajawea script, to close the circle and fulfill her promise. January 28, 2016 -- Screenwriter, Jane L. Fitzpatrick, always believed in her heart she should write this story. Her life has been filled with “connections” leading her closer to its creation. Growing up in [...]
When will you hear your heart song?
In 2012, I wrote this blog on my website. It seems an eternity ago, and so much has happened in the interim. In 2012, it had been 9 years since I started writing the screenplay, Sacajawea, The Windcatcher, from a manuscript I began in 1989... Yes, 31 years ago, I sat on Fort Rock in [...]
The Novel – Sacajawea, The Windcatcher
For the first four weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic quarantine, I was feeling quite down - which is unusual for me. For over ten years, I had been devoting nearly my entire life to the pursuit of Sacajawea, The Windcatcher, an epic film project. Through incredible ups and downs, from hard situations to truly inspirational [...]
A Journey of OUR discovery…
http://www.sacajaweathemovie.com This journey to write and produce Sacajawea, The Windcatcher, the story of an icon of history, has taken me through twists and turns on a harrowing adventure. It has tested my patience and tenacity, and required a continual awakening, believing in something unseen. And, I have been a lesson-in-patience for Spirit, too, as I [...]
Jane L. Fitzpatrick, Writer 