The Five Tenets

The Five Tenets is the short film John wrote, produced, and directed while completing a one-year program in film producing at New York Film Academy. The project was a breakthrough for him, as he was introduced to basic components of filmmaking, including screenwriting, budgeting, casting, and editing. It was particularly fun for him to use his background in taekwondo to train the actors. The goal was not to produce a martial arts film, so much as it was to illustrate important life lessons that John had received through his training, otherwise known as the Five Tenets.