Filmmaker in the Loop
Sasha SantiagoCine Casita 2026 explores living cinema—outsider filmworks beyond global streaming, returning film to a gathering of disciplines and a social creative outlet.
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When Guerrilla Filmmakers Outflank Goliath.
What’s a feature film actually worth today, in a market flooded with content nobody asked for and can’t tell apart? What happens to the old rulebook once anyone can shoot, edit, publish, and sell directly to an audience for almost nothing?...
YOU CAN’T FIND CINEMA’S NEXT WAVE WITH A DEAD MAN’S SEARCHLIGHT
The future of cinema isn’t coming. It’s already here and it’s been here for years. Don’t just look up. Look behind you because I think you walked right past it - again!
Yeah. What’s missing are the people with the vision to connect the do...
The Human in the Machine
Watercolor on paper by Sterling Witt
I’ve been in rebrand mode all year.
What prompted it was the rabbit hole of AI agents I’ve been dabbling with. My personal filmwork, my work for hire, my general flow process, not to mention my relatio...
The Gatekeepers Have Been Furloughed
After a good night at a local Brooklyn watering hole, my friend Daniel was still yelling into the night, “The fuckery never stops.”
There is no gatekeeper. You can make your film with whatever you have and whoever wants in. You can post it...
The Future Belongs to Asymmetrical Filmmakers
Are you an asymmetrical filmmaker? If not, you might be clinging to nostalgia.
We’re in a strange moment. Technology is wide open, and the old studio system is breaking down. You see it everywhere: mergers, consolidation, layoffs, despera...
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