Widdoespeak

Thoughts on human creativity and the business thereof.

From the perspective of a lawyer and producer. Nothing on this page should be considered legal advice.

By Sam Widdoes

Recent posts

Widdoespeak Conversations: Sundance winner J.M. Harper

The director of SOUL PATROL shares his process

Mar 16•Sam Widdoes

A Most Dangerous Idea: The Filmmaker Collective

Filmmakers should take notes from the rap world

Mar 3•Sam Widdoes

From Storytelling to Action

Zohran Mamdani’s campaign video director on organizing, restraint, and why virality is overrated

Feb 7•Sam Widdoes

Humanity Survives in the Arts

Notes from the final Sundance in Park City...amidst unchecked state violence in America

Jan 28•Sam Widdoes

Meet the Filmmaker Behind Zohran Mamdani's Campaign

Olivia Becker says her videos did not win the mayoral campaign. But they may have changed how people think of political storytelling.

Jan 16•Sam Widdoes

The New Artist Economy - Part V: Financing and the Road Ahead

None of this will work unless we rethink how creativity is funded

Jan 5•Sam Widdoes