I've been waiting tables to make ends meet for a few months and the other day I served the writer/director of Hitch.
We had a great little convo and he left me with this:
"Keep writing, kid, just keep doing it because there's no other love like it."
I adore this crazy town.
You know you've got a good therapist when they watch your short film about the darkness of human trafficking/toxic masculinity but instead of pscyho-analyzing, they want to talk about the cinematography.
So…while I was out of pocket, the protest I was organizing came to LIFE!!
It’s happening, LA! Surprise protest at:
Consulate General of El Salvador in Los Angeles
3250 Wilshire Blvd #550
Los Angeles 90010
Wed 4/16 11:30am-1:30pm
Bring your feelings… and your signs!
#BringThemAllHome
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
A slumbering giant is being roused. Two weeks ago it was 30 people, last week 60, today 500. You can’t ignore that. Time to come out and get on board. #TeslaTakedown #Rockville #NoActTooSmall #E3A
Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.
Thanks! Our designer had a lot of fun with it. We may have some more coming down the pipeline, but this is what we're going with for now as we start the fest run.
A movie poster for a film called Writer's Block. The poster features a dark wooden cube floating in an unknown space. Wrapping around the center of the wooden cube is an LED strip that is glowing blue from an internal light source. Credits for the short film are at the bottom of the poster. The tagline for the film is: Never get blocked again.
The poster for my latest short film.
A meditation on AI and our relationship with it as creatives and what it does to our identity.
Coming soon.
A protest flyer for a "National Day of Protest" on Feb 17, 2025, at Riverside City Hall, highlighting themes of freedom and resistance.
Promotional poster for a protest titled "America Has No Kings" on Feb 17 in LA, advocating against fascism and tyranny.
A colorful protest flyer featuring symbols of peace and inclusivity, detailing an event against political power on Presidents' Day.
Call to action #Feb17:
Riverside,
Los Angeles,
San Jose,
California.
12 pm.
"We will not accept tyranny"
"Unite against fascism and tyranny"
"No kings"
#3E #USProtests #PresidentsDay #fiftyfiftyone #NDOP
You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case?
End impunity End autogenocide End oligarchy Join the #3E Movement
End impunity
End autogenocide
End oligarchy
#3E
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
Using AI to produce writing or art is like asking someone at the gym to lift weights for you.
The effort is the point.
#Anonymous spotted amidst massive Salt Lake City, Utah #USProtests that are growing larger. Reports indicate millions of people, coast to coast, are preparing to rise up against an illegal, corrupt, "anti-American" Trump/Musk regime. #3E
GENERAL STRIKE! ELEVEN MILLION 3.5% PLEDGE TODAY #3E MOVEMENT #GSUS
Call to Action: Nationwide General Strike incoming.
At least 11 million people are needed to pledge, that's nearly 3.5% of the US population. When the number hits 11 million it's time to strike. Spread widely.
Pledge today: generalstrikeus.com
#3E #GSUS #USprotests
Does anyone know who I can follow to stay up-to-date on LA based protests? After using the bluebird site to keep abreast, I need something that's removed from Nazis.
Washington, D.C. yesterday. "Shut down the Senate, Shut down the Senate." Chanted for hours.
More massive #USprotests, ongoing. Sources here report, "Millions of people are getting ready as we speak to take this country back and save the USA. Their days are numbered. Stay tuned." #3E
Also: if they have a category for literally every genre of film (Short Film - Horror, Short Film - Sci-Fi, Short Film - Drama) that comes with its own submission fee, it's usually pretty bunk.
A few folks usually run 5-10 scam fests, FYI. Do your research before submitting!
Your reminder that if you're using AI to do any form of writing (concept, outline, treatment, action lines, dialogue, etc.) you're not a writer and your clown shoes are ready for pick-up, bozo.
To those who did not believe that I saw a Lawrence of Arabia Good Luck Babe edit on twitter, here it is. It was made by @xenomorph247
NATIONAL PROTEST PRESIDENTS DAY MONDAY FEBRUARY 17 2025 STATE CAPITOL / WHITEHOUSE 11AM
to cut out and distribute
Call to action: US national protest on Monday February 17 at your State Capitol or White House. Spread far and wide.
End Impunity
End Oligarchy
End Autogenocide
#3E #USprotests #eyesontheoval
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall.
Have you punched your local Nazi today?
A reminder that being prepared as a screenwriter doesn't mean having EVERY draft of EVERY script polished to perfection.
It means having ready-to-go samples, that meet the asks, and that can be sent out at a moment's notice.
RFK Jr looks and acts exactly like the guy in a zombie film who's desperately trying to hide the fact that he was infected from the other survivors.
Y’all, I watched Emilia Pérez yesterday and I’m flummoxed in the same way I was when I saw Megalopolis.
I can’t believe it exists and I’m both impressed and horrified.
First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
