A Cinematographer's Conscience: A Prequel to the Green Charisma Chronicles

A Cinematographer's Conscience: A Prequel to the Green Charisma Chronicles

When Galactic Entertainment sends Ian MacIntyre (“Mac”) and his wife, Rose, to record a documentary on Mugsing III, a rural planet at the edge of the galaxy, Mac worries about its dangerous political climate. The planet is ruled by the Mugsing Agricultural Company (“MACO”), a ruthless corporation that oppresses native workers. Their specific assignment: record war footage between MACO and a growing rebellion and get an interview with an insurgency leader. The job goes sideways when the revolutionaries take Mac and Rose prisoner, thinking they are MACO spies. During transport to a rebel base, MACO ambushes the vehicle. When a rebel is wounded during the attack, Mac weighs a decision that may end his marriage. In 2023, A Cinematographer’s Conscience won a Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association for unpublished novelettes.