Day 17 of 3,653: Grooving Steady

Day 17 of 3,653 of my NonDē Film career (warts and all). I’m committing the next 10 years from 40 to 50– all in and sharing the process.

Read yesterday’s update [here].

From the kitchen table in the dark, again.

Friday, January 16th

Dear Reader,

We’re grooving. We’re healing. We’re starting to live again!

Day 17 of 3,653 of my NonDē Film career (warts and all). I’m committing the next 10 years from 40 to 50– all in and sharing the process.

Today’s log:

• We are all improving from the flu

• It’s Friday!

Today’s Band of the Day: Petey USA

Today’s NonDē Film Log:

• Worked on my script

• Pitched my new project to my typical executive producer (verbally committed)

• Attended and engaged in today’s NonDē General Meeting. (S/O to Courtney Romano)

  • Loved the presentation on Micro-cinemas

  • Learned about some ideas to try now, before we even finish the build, like working with local coffee shops for cinema nights

• Joined the SHOW & TELL Pro community

• Submitted to a few more local festivals

• Submitted to a few local industry events

• Paid for a membership to Ted Hope’s Hope for Film Substack

• Fixed my Substack’s “Meet Mike” page

• Organized for the weekend work focus

We can all do it.

Together, with faith.

M.P. Rekola

How I Sustain the Work Being a “NonDē Filmmaker” (Non-Dependent) means I rely on this community, not a corporation. If you want to support the work I do here, you can:

• Buy the Book: The Modern Filmmaker’s On-Set Dictionary

• Hire Goodworks: My commercial production company

• Book a Consult: Get 1-on-1 producing advice

• Support the Build: Follow along as I build a local micro drive-in

Every book sale, booking, and donation buys me the time to keep writing.

Thank you