Issue date: 5/4/05 Section: Feature

As with any major project, making the film had its ups and downs, according to Pickard. "It's (the experience) been the most creatively fulfilling thing I've ever done. I was in charge of everything to do with the film. On the other hand, it was incredibly isolating and very stressful knowing that you couldn't really delegate to anyone, and I think the complete lack of money/budget was just traumatic. Would I do it again? Probably, but I think making an independent film is like childbirth; you have to repress the horror of it in order to do it again," said Pickard.

Pickard has also written a companion book to accompany the film. It's an extensive diary of the month on the road with her cameraman filming the movie. "It goes into the euphoria involved in going on the road with the guy that was in a poster on my bedroom wall when I was 18, as well as the challenge of making a film," said Pickard. The book also includes Pickard's online diaries from her website.

So what's next for Pickard? "I just want to settle back into my life as it was before making the documentary. I want to write more, travel with the movie and continue producing TV," said Pickard.

Pickard just finished working on the VH1 show "Motormouth" (second season), and has worked on VH1's "Behind the Music" and as a contributor for BBC Radio. She is currently a freelance television producer.

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