I know, I know — I don’t want to beat a dead horse.
My last blog was all about why movies still matter, and today I want to take that conversation a step further:
What do we do to keep the art form alive when the entire industry looks like it’s collapsing?
Because, let’s be honest…
The future of fi...
 Movies have been declared dead more times than I can count, and well before I became a filmmaker. Every decade, someone swears it’s over.
Television was supposed to kill movies.
Home video was supposed to kill movies.
Netflix! (To be fair, streaming) was definitely supposed to kill movies.
And ye...
Hey Filmmakers,
When I directed Maya & Her Lover, I wasn’t new to the industry. I had over two decades of experience working on everything from gritty indie projects to big-name studio productions with HBO, Lionsgate, and Amazon. As I mentioned in my previous post, The Myth of the First Film, Maya ...
The moment I realized I fumbled a once-in-a-lifetime shot at John Singleton — and what that taught me about readiness and timing.
Back in the 90s, when I was just starting out, I was a full-time PA working at Barden Cablevision in Detroit, Michigan. I worked in the Ad Sales department. We produced ...
