How To Build A Filmmaking Career (Without Waiting For Permission)

Published 2 months ago • 8 min read
Hey Reader, I don’t know if you need to hear this, but if you’re staring at your project folder, wondering if this next film idea is worth it—if anyone will care, if anyone will give you money, if anyone will say yes—I need you to read this slowly. You don’t need permission. You just need to start. And not in some vague motivational poster way. I mean practically, tactically, step-by-step. Because the new game isn’t about being discovered. It’s about designing your own path. When I made 13...

I'm developing The Quiet Canadians — a modern spy thriller inspired by real Canadian history. Think Bourne Identity meets Three Days of the Condor, but with Canadian stakes.This isn’t just a movie. It’s a movement. I'm showing how independent films can be built from the ground up and creating a new model for Canadian storytelling that doesn’t wait for permission. Help build a new era of Canadian film.