Peter Darchuk – The Impossible New Language

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I was born in Montana. There's a reason they call it Big Sky Country. Out there, away from the city, you can see the entire universe. And it almost makes sense.

I grew up in a small mining town in the Pacific Northwest. My parents, who were both actors, found an old movie theatre and promptly moved the family in. We lived in the upstairs portion, and my bedroom was the projection booth. Needless to say, for a five-year-old, it was awesome.

Though acting was in the blood, I found myself much more interested in a life behind the camera. I gravitated to film and video in high school and found it to be the most natural medium for me to tell stories.

At 17 I moved to Los Angeles to go to film school, where I made a number of wily films, but never really found my voice. This led to my first existential crisis (how many will there be?). I left Los Angeles, bought a van, and drove around the country. After exploring the Lower 48, I eventually settled in Seattle.

I dabbled in publishing and marketing for a spell, all the while knowing in the back of mind that I needed to get back to telling stories. That was when I shifted my focus to writing. I started penning oddities and diatribes for the Seattle Weekly, and shortly thereafter wrote my first feature screenplay, The Impossible New Language. Almost 10 years later I'm still going strong, constantly writing and creating original works and tackling new challenges. And I hope I never stop.