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Truly Free Film

STOP Believing “Build It And They Will Come”

The Field Of Dreams Is Filled With Plenty Of Corn

Jon Kilick and I have a fair amount in common — but we also seem to see the state of the world, or at least our film culture and industry,  in a very different way.

We both also recognize — and encourage others to recognize — some really important things about the film world, namely that this is a great time to be a creator.  We have

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Truly Free Film

Only YOU Can Stop Our Indie Film & Media Culture From Vanishing

I was invited to contribute to the “Wish For The Future” series on Good.is.  This is mine:

When do we stop just thinking about ourselves and instead start working together? I am not talking about saving the world; I am writing about preserving and advancing ambitious film and media culture. It’s threatened, and no one individual will ever rescue it. My wish for the future is for the creative community, locally, nationally and globally, to work together to build the better indie infrastructure that is now possible.

For the past four years, I have been