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I heard about this movie, Lemonade. It’s about people losing their jobs and it turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to them.
When you don’t have a day job to worry about, and you’re desperate, with a lot of free time on your hands, it’s easy to make major life changes that you always wanted to make, but were too afraid.
“I got laid off and I’m finally doing something that matters.”
– Erik Proulx
The film’s creator, Erik Proulx, is an advertisement executive who knew little about filmmaking – but knew a lot about unemployment. Looking for work after being laid off for the third time, he turned to the Web and found people who were actually thankful that they’d been fired.
“I have to get people talking about how losing their job ended up being the best thing that ever happened to them,” Proulx said. “It’s really hard to see that when you’re in the middle of it.”
Proulx was in the middle of it, right along with his family and a mortgage. Still it was his wife who convinced him to follow his newfound passion and make his movie – even though it meant draining their savings.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/29/eveningnews/main6035381.shtml?tag=contentBody;cbsCarousel