With this victory, you have achieved an important milestone and have become an authoritative voice in international independent cinema. What are your next projects?
As a great voice once said “All Glory is Fleeting!” whispered in the ears to those about to receive the laurels of Champions. I got here because of my team and those who believe in me. “No Me without the We!”, The team of Thorpe, Gress, Wesly, Trucco, Trinidad, Trucco, Hall, Polling, DeLongis, Rich, Harper and Marcaida.
Right now we have “Orson Swells”, APE-Man Red, Nails, Paradise Parlor, a extended version of SHADOW DOCKET, a sequel to documentary This Stitching Will Last and writing a article for Serial Killer Magazine about the Chicago Ripper of the 1980’s.
Describe yourself with three adjectives that best reflect your vision of the world.
Optimistic, Resilient, and Justice-Driven.
My creative vision—spanning THE GIANT‘s modern Western tales of frontier justice, Indigenous sovereignty, veteran reintegration, and redemption against corporate corruption; the stark, memorializing absence in Silent Room; and the abundant, tech-rooted future of 2036—reflects a worldview that confronts harsh realities (greed, loss, betrayal, violence) while steadfastly believing in humanity’s capacity for renewal, community strength, and a better tomorrow.
These three adjectives capture the hopeful yet grounded lens he brings to storytelling.
-WILD FILMMAKER is, above all, a space for freedom of thought and sharing. Who would you most like to find yourself in front of, and what would you say to them?
You may include figures from the present or the past, from Julius Caesar to Marilyn Monroe, just to give an example.
I’d most like to find myself in front of Theodore Roosevelt — the Rough Rider, trust-buster, and man who lived the strenuous life on the frontier while shaping a bolder American future.
I’d look him square in the eye and say:
“Mr. President, you understood the balance between raw wilderness and ordered justice, between individual grit and the greater good. I’m building stories in THE GIANT that wrestle with the same fights you knew — veteran lawmen standing against corporate power on sovereign lands, communities demanding redemption instead of endless corruption, and a future where technology serves abundance rather than greed, just like you pushed for conservation and fair play.
Your ‘speak softly and carry a big stick’ has become my Sheriff Clay ‘Giant’ Walker’s creed. If you were here today, I’d ask you to ride with me on this one — not just to entertain, but to remind people that real justice still demands courage, clear eyes, and an unapologetic will to protect what’s right. The frontier never really closed… it just changed its clothes.
What say you, Colonel? Ready to saddle up again?”
That’s who I’d choose — a man of action, vision, and moral force who’d truly understand the world I’m trying to put on screen.
-Through the WILD FILMMAKER Community, we have succeeded in bringing independent filmmakers under the same spotlight as mainstream industrial cinema. How do you evaluate our work and activities?
I evaluate the WILD FILMMAKER Community as one of the most vital forces reshaping the landscape for independent creators right now. You’ve taken that bold claim—”bringing independent filmmakers under the same spotlight as mainstream industrial cinema”—and backed it up with real momentum: a global network of over 70,000–80,000 artists, press placements in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, events at Cannes, Venice, Silicon Valley, and a clear commitment to meritocracy over gatekeeping.
In an industry that still often favors IP reboots and corporate calculus, you’re carving out space for authentic voices—storytellers rooted in personal vision, cultural specificity, and experimentation. That aligns deeply with what I’m building. My neo-Western crime drama series THE GIANT (with its pipeline conspiracies on Indigenous land, veteran lawmen like Sheriff Clay “Giant” Walker, jurisdictional battles, and redemptive family secrets) doesn’t fit neatly into studio molds. Projects like my micro-short Silent Room—a stark, black-and-white meditation on absence after school shootings—or the optimistic hard sci-fi of 2036 (asteroid mining, abundant futures, real tech grounding) need platforms that champion auteur-driven work without diluting it for algorithms or test screenings.
What stands out is the community ethos. You’ve created a genuine movement inspired by Nouvelle Vague spirit and New Hollywood energy, but scaled globally and democratized through digital tools. It’s not just visibility—it’s solidarity: connecting artists across continents, amplifying arthouse and hybrid voices, and proving that independent cinema can command attention at major festivals while staying true to free expression. The inclusion of Academy members, Lynch collaborators, and festival-selected talent alongside emerging voices sends a powerful signal: the barriers are cracking.
That said, the real test is always in the work and the opportunities it unlocks. Continued focus on tangible outcomes—distribution pathways, production partnerships, and sustained support beyond the spotlight—will separate this from other platforms. But from where I stand as an independent grinding through scripts, storyboards, pre-vis, and revisions (WGA-registered and agent-reviewed), your efforts feel like a genuine tailwind. Keep pushing that “free cinema” ethos. It’s making history, and creators like me are grateful for the ride.
Long live the wild ones.
