Penny Lane Is My Real Name
Penny Lane, Gary Hustwit, Harrison Fishman, Dylan RedfordPenny Lane is My Real Name is a newsletter about making art and making a living in documentary film.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 49 | Founded | 10 months ago | Last Issue | 40 hours ago |
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I was offered freedom from artistic compromise — and turned it down.
The opposite of artistic compromise isn't artistic purity. It's a work of art that -- by definition -- will never exist.
Last night, I had a dream someone offered to fund a remake of my 2016 film Nuts! with total creative freedom and whate...
5 Questions From Tour + 5 Recommendations
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100% HUMAN
Hello friends,
One of the first newsletters I ever wrote was about how I was using my fear of sounding like ChatGPT as a motivational tool to level up my writing. Basically: how to make sure everything I write sounds human.
Now, with Subs...
How to make a real person into a character
On casting, characterization, and the craft of getting audiences to care about your documentary subjects. (And yes, more ethics.)
Hello friends!
The Work is the Reward
Opening weekend, and the mental trap of thinking "bloom season" is the only reward.
Back when it felt like winter would never end, I wrote several newsletters about gardening. I first wrote about gardening in winter, when there’s tons of w...
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Making art and making a living in documentary film. I've directed 8 feature docs including LISTENING TO KENNY G, CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD SAMARITAN, HAIL SATAN?, NUTS! and OUR NIXON. I choose to LOL. I am also a sought-after consultant and educator.
The guitar-obsessed director of documentary films about design and other stuff.
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