Keith Hodder
@keithhodder90.bsky.social
Writer and indie filmmaker
• Nobody Sees Me Like You Do (in development)
• Smilla’s Sense of Snow (coming soon)
• Circuit Breakers (Apple TV+)
• Private Eyes (ion/Global TV)
Follow me as I make my first feature film in 2025.
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• Nobody Sees Me Like You Do (in development)
• Smilla’s Sense of Snow (coming soon)
• Circuit Breakers (Apple TV+)
• Private Eyes (ion/Global TV)
Follow me as I make my first feature film in 2025.
linktr.ee/KeithHodder
After 20 years and incalculable ups and downs, I'm making my first feature film later this month.
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It's Gonna Get Quiet
That's a good thing
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October 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After 20 years and incalculable ups and downs, I'm making my first feature film later this month.
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I really, truly cannot stop thinking that One Battle After Another is the closest we’ll ever get to an arthouse Terminator film, and I’m here for it.
October 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I really, truly cannot stop thinking that One Battle After Another is the closest we’ll ever get to an arthouse Terminator film, and I’m here for it.
A bit about one of my favourite writers and why I just can't quit him.
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Why I Can't Stop Reading Haruki Murakami
There was a time in my childhood when I discovered Santa wasn’t real.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A bit about one of my favourite writers and why I just can't quit him.
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keithhodder.substack.com/p/why-i-cant...
Nothing like a dozen articles talking about and heralding the originality of Sinners and Adolescence and then having a producer review my original pilot and tell me that only established IP sells.
May 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Nothing like a dozen articles talking about and heralding the originality of Sinners and Adolescence and then having a producer review my original pilot and tell me that only established IP sells.
Proud of my country today.
April 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Proud of my country today.
Took me years to finally sit down and read Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, and I'm glad I did. What a beautiful, unforgettable read. It may just be one of my favourite books. Now to read something else or start back at the beginning...
April 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Took me years to finally sit down and read Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, and I'm glad I did. What a beautiful, unforgettable read. It may just be one of my favourite books. Now to read something else or start back at the beginning...
If there were ever a time for the Canadian film and television industry to have its golden age, for it to carve its own path outside of Hollywood, this is it.
April 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If there were ever a time for the Canadian film and television industry to have its golden age, for it to carve its own path outside of Hollywood, this is it.
The more I hear about AI, the more I wonder if theatre is the place to try and tell stories.
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The more I hear about AI, the more I wonder if theatre is the place to try and tell stories.
Nothing hits me like a Haruki Murakami book. I love when I'm smack-dab in the middle of one, as it envelops me, and as I dream of which I'll read next.
I don't like imagining a time when I'll have read them all, but I hope I'll just start from the top and start all over again.
I don't like imagining a time when I'll have read them all, but I hope I'll just start from the top and start all over again.
April 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Nothing hits me like a Haruki Murakami book. I love when I'm smack-dab in the middle of one, as it envelops me, and as I dream of which I'll read next.
I don't like imagining a time when I'll have read them all, but I hope I'll just start from the top and start all over again.
I don't like imagining a time when I'll have read them all, but I hope I'll just start from the top and start all over again.
In light of the Death Stranding 2 announcement, here's a small piece I wrote after replaying the first game, and how it helped me understand the ways in which we're all connected.
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Death Stranding and Little Libraries: Connecting with the Unseen Other
Even the little things matter
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March 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In light of the Death Stranding 2 announcement, here's a small piece I wrote after replaying the first game, and how it helped me understand the ways in which we're all connected.
keithhodder.substack.com/p/death-stra...
keithhodder.substack.com/p/death-stra...
Lost a few subscribers with this one.
But I said what I said.
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But I said what I said.
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American Delusion
The state of the States
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February 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lost a few subscribers with this one.
But I said what I said.
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But I said what I said.
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Okay, I think I have to stop putting the time aside to watch the these State of Plays.
February 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Okay, I think I have to stop putting the time aside to watch the these State of Plays.
A little late to the party, but here are some movies I enjoyed in 2024.
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The Best Films I Discovered and Rediscovered in 2024
A curated selection of new releases, recent releases and classics
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February 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A little late to the party, but here are some movies I enjoyed in 2024.
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Here's a little announcement. It's something I've wanted to share with you all for some time. Stay tuned!
February 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Here's a little announcement. It's something I've wanted to share with you all for some time. Stay tuned!
Starting to wonder if Trump is using the tariffs to push us over the edge, to force us to react in an extreme way, so that when the time comes, he has an excuse to annex us.
February 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Starting to wonder if Trump is using the tariffs to push us over the edge, to force us to react in an extreme way, so that when the time comes, he has an excuse to annex us.
I've never been much a fan of David Lynch, and yet, somehow, since his passing, my opinion of him has changed.
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My Dreams and David Lynch
How the late filmmaker is inspiring me to be myself
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February 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I've never been much a fan of David Lynch, and yet, somehow, since his passing, my opinion of him has changed.
open.substack.com/pub/keithhod...
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These tariffs are like pulling your nicest friend aside and, for no reason whatsoever, kicking them in the balls.
Then kicking them while they're down.
Then kicking them while they're down.
February 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
These tariffs are like pulling your nicest friend aside and, for no reason whatsoever, kicking them in the balls.
Then kicking them while they're down.
Then kicking them while they're down.
If you've ever been curious how weird and self-absorbed the entertainment industry can get, look no further than all the nonsense surrounding 'It Ends With Us'.
Even if this sort of controversy surrounded a movie like 'The Godfather' it would still be asinine and worthy of embarrassment.
Even if this sort of controversy surrounded a movie like 'The Godfather' it would still be asinine and worthy of embarrassment.
January 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If you've ever been curious how weird and self-absorbed the entertainment industry can get, look no further than all the nonsense surrounding 'It Ends With Us'.
Even if this sort of controversy surrounded a movie like 'The Godfather' it would still be asinine and worthy of embarrassment.
Even if this sort of controversy surrounded a movie like 'The Godfather' it would still be asinine and worthy of embarrassment.
I think Drew Starkey in Queer is up there with Alain Delon in terms of being one of the most naturally, effortlessly handsome men captured on film.
If you haven't seen the movie, avoid the trailers and go in blind.
If you haven't seen the movie, avoid the trailers and go in blind.
January 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I think Drew Starkey in Queer is up there with Alain Delon in terms of being one of the most naturally, effortlessly handsome men captured on film.
If you haven't seen the movie, avoid the trailers and go in blind.
If you haven't seen the movie, avoid the trailers and go in blind.
I will say, watching fun videos and insightful interviews with David Lynch has given me a lot of courage to be myself, with all the weirdness and awkwardness that comes with that.
January 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I will say, watching fun videos and insightful interviews with David Lynch has given me a lot of courage to be myself, with all the weirdness and awkwardness that comes with that.
Ah yes, that feeling of coming up with an exciting story concept and outlining it, and the terrifying dread of having to start writing it. I know it well...
January 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ah yes, that feeling of coming up with an exciting story concept and outlining it, and the terrifying dread of having to start writing it. I know it well...
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band that you would love to see live.
January 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band that you would love to see live.
So, I finally bought a dumbphone. Early impressions below: open.substack.com/pub/keithhod...
I Bought a Dumbphone
The experiment begins
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January 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
So, I finally bought a dumbphone. Early impressions below: open.substack.com/pub/keithhod...
I'd have liked TikTok to be dead forever.
January 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I'd have liked TikTok to be dead forever.
If you're looking for some inspiration, as well as a realistic look into the pain of trying to create something, look no further than the doc 'Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron', which documents his journey as he created his most recent film.
It's surprisingly touching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfCn...
It's surprisingly touching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfCn...
Hayao Miyazaki And The Heron - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Madman Films
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January 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you're looking for some inspiration, as well as a realistic look into the pain of trying to create something, look no further than the doc 'Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron', which documents his journey as he created his most recent film.
It's surprisingly touching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfCn...
It's surprisingly touching.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfCn...