As a student and a filmmaker I was highly insulted by the letter from

kjm concerning student egocentrism and what you made sound like extreme

self absorption.  MAny of my films have a great deal of my emotion in

them -- it may just be a simple as my having a passion for the topic I'm

exploring.  However, I always try to link the personal to the political,

historical, and social and avoid egocentric, solipsistic work.  And I fail

to see the problem in really believing in what you think.  That can only

be an advantage (unless you want to work for CNN).

JL

Ithaca College