HFF's The5: 01.25.25 Edition

I found some things to share this morning with you. May I?

there is always more there than we know

HopeForFilm’s The Five is a gathering of links and ponders picked from this garden of information we call our daily life, that I find particularly relevant to those who create and aspire to a culture where we don’t have to depend on the large corporate powers to tell us what they want and think will work for their business plans. Yes, it is cinema-centric, but much will be applicable to other fields. Let’s plant some seeds. The5 is a gift to all those that choose to support HFF through the premium paid subscription. Thank you.

HFF’s The5: 01.25.25

1. And you won’t let them stop you either.

2. Understanding Substack better

3. ICYMI New HopeForFilm Column: Hopeful Conversations

4. Filmmaking during Trump2.0 (again)

5. Freebie update

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Give it away, give it away, give it away now

I’ve removed the paywall from a couple of posts recently if you’d like to share them far and wide. Please do. They won’t stay that way forever.

Producing in 30+ Aphorisms

Did Our Industry Forget That Relationships Matter? Or Is It Even Bigger Than That?

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Will Hollywood “generally become more self-censoring and less capable of critiquing the current political moment, if not less influential overall.”