The Most Dangerous Advice in Indie / NonDē Filmmaking

Cameron has said it. Nolan has said it. And it is forty years out of date. What it actually takes to call yourself a filmmaker in 2026.

I was standing there covered in mud, soaked to the skin, two hours behind on the only day we had permission to film at this location. And all I could think was that somewhere out there, someone was posting an inspirational reel telling me this was the dream.