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Building permissionless work, wealth, and happiness as a modern artist – with Thomas Percy Kim & Callaway Stivers.
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Why the safest choice is the most dangerous one
Why most filmmakers are stuck on rung 5...
What it means to invest in your creative energy
How making 3 films in 10 years led to a $1M feature at TIFF
What building ISLE CHILD's distribution taught me about the broken indie playbook
On rational delusion, opportunity cost, and digging for gold.
Why that gap is less about “talent” and more about “translation”
How I pitched a 2.5-hour Zoom call while sick, bleeding, and covered in makeup
What co-writing taught me about speed, objectivity, and finishing drafts.
How We’re Turning a Year of Experiments into a Filmmaker’s Revolution
Writing becomes exponentially easier when you know the ingredients you're working with.
Why irrational belief is the most necessary ingredient in making anything
