Today! Just dropped! Trailer for INVISIBLE NATION:
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I saw ‘Invisible Nation’ tonight, and would highly recommend it as a beautiful, moving, and informative film on the resilience of Taiwan’s democracy and tough geopolitical dilemma.

I hope any DC vicinity friends come join us at this FREE screening of INVISIBLE NATION this early evening!

Once we had a competitive environment.
Once we had multiple bites at the apple.
Once we had a share in the back end.
Once we had context & curation.
Now it is...
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Are the Global Streaming Platforms hurting what is FKATheFilmBiz? You betcha! Let me wake you up this morning (or perhaps later this weekend):
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We are neglecting our need for the new and novel, for the uncharted territory, and for the magic act where we pull it out of our hat by the skin of our pants. We’ve created a legion where so so many are good at what they do, but so few really do something different.

A MOVIE FRIENDS Podcast fireside chat with Seth Vargas and yours truly on the Independent nonfiction films I’ve brought to the screen. Apple Podcasts and evil Spotify has it up.

Check it out:
Producer Ted Hope Discusses Decades-Long Career, Equal Representation and Impending ‘Blooming of Expression’ variety.com/2023/film/glob… via @variety

It's kind of unfortunate that our timing is perfect for INVISIBLE NATION. You work for 7 years on a story you know the world needs to know, & yet here it is 'so of the moment'. Come to the European premiere tomorrow! Love this Variety interview!
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Want a good night out at the movies with some likely Oscar contenders?
All Of Us Strangers, American Fiction, Anatomy Of A Fall, The Persian Version, Saltburn
What's holding you back? I mean, other than some haven't opened yet...

Care to discuss the way filmmakers and audiences are trained by the major players to adapt and conform to a creative process that colors only between the lines? Join me in Amsterdam IDFA next week:
festival.idfa.nl/en/composition…

We need to cultivate more freaks, support more weirdos, and unlearn how to always get things done.

What films most disrupted the status quo from a creative perspective this year?

Does it really have to be this way?