Archive - From Day One: A Filmmaker’s Journal of Making and Healing.

Day Eight: Nostalgic Magic

September, Filmmaking, and Indie Cinema Momentum

Sep 2 •

August 2025

Sidestack: Indie Film Doesn’t Need Hollywood, It Needs Us

Reimagining distribution through community, not corporations.

Aug 28 •

Day Seven: The Industry Illusion

Los Angeles, A-list silence, and the strange microcosm of “being part of it”

Aug 25 •

Sidestack: On Cinema, Amnesia, and What’s Next

Why modern cinema feels washed, how streaming created cultural amnesia, and why a new wave of filmmaking may be on the horizon.

Aug 21 •

Day Six: Dog Days at High Risk

How to keep momentum when August goes quiet - and why conviction beats comfort in indie film.

Aug 18 •

Sidestack: Syntax

Stop Explaining Your Screenplay

Aug 14 •

Day Five: Summatime

Inside the casting process of an independent film - from high-stakes calls to summer market timing, waiting games, and the art of the pivot.

Aug 11 •

Day Four: The Nitty Gritty

Casting a lead actor in an independent film is a high-stakes balancing act.

Aug 4 •

Sidestack: The Curse of Conviction

The Second Film Is Harder

Aug 1 •

July 2025

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