TUGGING THE TAIL OF THE ELEPHANT: A Memoir from the Underbelly of Filmmaking is a book tracing the arc of a life becoming a producer—from the scrappy freelance work on location in Vietnam, Costa Rica, Spain and Buffalo to the more seasoned studio executive experience in Jordan, Germany and New York City. It’s an Almost Famous ride-along from script discovery through premiere night, making films with directors like Jim Jarmusch, Brian De Palma, Mary Harron, and James Ivory with the gamut of stars from Mickey Rourke and Shelley Winters to Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett.

Revisions are scheduled for completion in the winter of 2024.