David Tarleton at the What Babies Want Premiere

This picture was taken the day of the premiere of What Babies Want, outside the historic Lobero Theatre, in Santa Barbara.

I was a Producer, and Editor of the feature length documentary.

It was Sunday November 7, 2004.

It was a beautiful day. The event started with wine and cheese outside the theatre.

Tracy and Noah Wyle were there, who both gave so much to this film. David Crosby, who contributed a song to the movie, was there.

It took me awhile to make sure everything was working with the audio levels inside the theatre (the Lobero's sound system left something to be desired - but otherwise the Lobero was a great space for a movie premiere).

I shared that day with my girlfriend Adria, and my parents, who had flown in from Virginia to attend the premiere. The night before, Mom and Dad also saw "The Miss Firecracker Contest," the play I directed that Adria was starring in.

The documentary went over extremely well, and Debby arranged for my family and me to stay at an amazing bed and breakfast in the Santa Ynez Valley that night.

We had a panel discussion after the film, and we invited members of the audience to ask questions and comment on the film. I was blown away by the audience reaction. Many of the people who had something to say had been deeply moved by the film. I'd never experienced something quite like it before.

People were in tears.

I was genuinely moved by the audience reaction. There was such a heartfelt outpouring of emotion over the event of the film. People were weeping, talking about birthing their children -- talking and their own births. Bringing up a oceans of pain and a worlds of joy.

Debby Takikawa, the director, worked very hard on this film, and spent over 4 years of her life working on it. But she gave a huge shout out to me, and I really got a lot of love and appreciation that day for the work I did on this movie. I spent the better part of a year making this film, and I really appreciate everyone who attended our premiere. All of the participants, film makers and audience alike, felt something very special that day.

I believe, from the audience reaction that day, that this film is going to be seen by a lot of people -- and can maybe help people -- and I'm really happy to have been involved.

Days like this are one of the reasons I got into film making in the first place.