Introduce Yourself: My Name is Michael Brown and my film is called 3 Peaks 3 Weeks.

How did you become interested in filmmaking? I became interested in film making through my father and brothers, older and younger, who were already filmmakers. About the time I was graduation from CU in Boulder they were working together and had too many projects to handle so I came and helped. I thought it would e for a month or two but after stepping off the plane in Villahermosa Mexico and getting three mosquito bites in 30 seconds I was hooked. I didn't get malaria from the mosquitoes but I got the travel bug. For me film making has been a great way to travel, it has taken me to all seven continents and everywhere in between.

Tell us about your inspiration and vision for the film: I heard about and became involved with 3 Peaks 3 Weeks when the organizers Chloe Chick called out of the blue. She had this great project where she and nine other women were going to Africa and the previous filmmakers had dropped out. We were lucky because at the same time Mark DeAngelis of Rush HD was looking for something compelling to commission.

In the spirit of Jackson, what's your favorite Western? I grew up on my stepdad's ranch in western Montana. After I went on to university they started a guest business. My favorite western, therefore, is when they did a Visa Commercial on his ranch. The tag line was 'They Don't Take Tinhorns and they don't take American Express.' After that ... Butch and Sundance all the way.