I have watched his short films, music videos and ads for most of my professional career. To me, he is a kind of celebrity: someone you read about in articles and watch in short portrait stories. But I never thought I would meet him. Salomon Ligthelm is a self-taught filmmaker who’s produced work that has garnered recognition around the world. He is someone who has influenced me a lot creatively. A director I look up to. And now, he is about to become real, in front of my own eyes.

As soon as he appears on my screen and we have said our hellos, I start rambling. A compensation for my insecurity, I guess. A symptom of my self-diagnosed ADHD and pretty much the reason why I choose patience as the overarching topic of this conversation. How can you achieve a more calm lifestyle, how can one get a healthier expectation towards their own future? How can we rest when the world never seems to stand still and time so often feels like it is running short?