What I Realized at Age 30 About Filmmaking That I Wish I Learned Sooner
There’s a small, stubborn fire that lives inside most filmmakers: the idea that if you just push through the next audition, the next set, the next rewrite, everything will snap into place and you’ll finally be “made.” For years I treated my life like that fire was the entire map. I chased one version of…
If You Don’t Want To Waste Years Of Your Filmmaking Life… Start Learning This Now
Every film you choose to make is a promise. Not just to an audience, but to yourself. That promise can be about craft, about career trajectory, about visibility, or about change. If you are starting out or are several projects into a career, learning how to make that promise intentionally will save you time, energy,…
When Filmmakers Stop Taking Risks, Cinema Suffers
Good stories do more than entertain. They confront, unsettle, and invite us to look at the world a little differently. As a filmmaker, that has always been the lodestar for the work that stays with me. I want to be galvanized. I want a movie that forces me to think, to feel uncomfortable, to reconsider…
What’s Missing From 99% Of Movies Today? – How Honesty, Voice, and Audience Respect Change Everything
There is a simple, stubborn truth about storytelling: honesty lands. When you tap into what you truly feel and write from a vulnerable place, people relate. That connection is not niche. That connection is mainstream. The trick is knowing what to hold onto as you build a career, as you write that script, and as…
The Running Man | Powell in a Towell (2025 Movie) – Edgar Wright, Glen Powell
It is February in Bulgaria and I am literally standing on the side of a building in a towel. I say literally because there is no wig, no oversized coat, just a towel wrapped around my waist and a very cold wind reminding me that sometimes the truth of a scene lives in the smallest,…
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