Marty Lang
@martylang.bsky.social
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor. Film professor at Mississippi State University. Amazon #1 TV/Film-ranked Author of THE SELF-SUSTAINING FILMMAKER. Mary's husband. Rhett’s dad.
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Marty Lang
@martylang.bsky.social
· Dec 1
Love #indiefilm? I wrote a whole book about it! It's called THE SELF-SUSTAINING FILMMAKER - its about using crowdsourcing, #crowdfunding & community filmmaking to build a sustainable filmmaking practice. Published by Focal Press/Routledge! Please buy a copy? 😇 #booksky www.amazon.com/Self-Sustain...
Wow - I guess folks in Mississippi can post now? That was an unwelcome exit 😂😂
September 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Wow - I guess folks in Mississippi can post now? That was an unwelcome exit 😂😂
YIKES
Disney's Marvel studios is abandoning the state of Georgia to film in the UK, mainly bc of the difference in labor costs from not having to pay for employees' health insurance bc of the National Health Service.
Universal health care makes businesses more competitive in the global marketplace.
Universal health care makes businesses more competitive in the global marketplace.
Disney’s Marvel Abandons Georgia, Taking Livelihoods With It
Tax incentives lured studios to help build the ‘Hollywood of the South,’ but now Marvel and others are going overseas for cheaper labor costs.
www.wsj.com
August 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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@hudsonphillips.bsky.social (GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS), Megan Petersen & Hannah Black (DROUGHT) & I want to present "Farm-to-Table Filmmaking (Hint: You're the Farmer) at
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August 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@hudsonphillips.bsky.social (GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS), Megan Petersen & Hannah Black (DROUGHT) & I want to present "Farm-to-Table Filmmaking (Hint: You're the Farmer) at
@sxsw.com. But to do it, we need votes. Could you click the link & then click the heart? TYSM! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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I am beyond excited to be headed to Georgia State this weekend, for an AI Filmmaking workshop led by @elizaday.bsky.social! Hoping to come out of this with a 2-3 minute animated short that's made completely from AI. It's like combining a 48-hour film project with a hackathon :)
July 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I am beyond excited to be headed to Georgia State this weekend, for an AI Filmmaking workshop led by @elizaday.bsky.social! Hoping to come out of this with a 2-3 minute animated short that's made completely from AI. It's like combining a 48-hour film project with a hackathon :)
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Reading an op-ed about how movie bloat is ruining the industry, studios have lost touch with what the public wants to see, people want good blood-n-guts stuff, admissions are too expensive and the budgets are madness.
From 1927.
From 1927.
July 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Reading an op-ed about how movie bloat is ruining the industry, studios have lost touch with what the public wants to see, people want good blood-n-guts stuff, admissions are too expensive and the budgets are madness.
From 1927.
From 1927.
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
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Every liberal SCOTUS dissent kinda feels like this
June 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Every liberal SCOTUS dissent kinda feels like this
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*Biden tries to forgive student loans*
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
June 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
*Biden tries to forgive student loans*
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it.
*Trump revokes part of the constitution*
SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
Okay, that’s funny.
Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani for winning the NY Democratic Mayoral Primary!
June 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Okay, that’s funny.
@pakinamamer.bsky.social Hi Pakinam! Thanks so much for the follow.
June 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
@pakinamamer.bsky.social Hi Pakinam! Thanks so much for the follow.
Man, what an NBA Finals. And a small-market team wins! Hopefully that continues with the Grizzlies at some point 😎
June 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Man, what an NBA Finals. And a small-market team wins! Hopefully that continues with the Grizzlies at some point 😎
I love Bane so much, but this is a REALLY good deal for the Grizzlies. This also opens up more opportunities for GG Jackson and Jaylen Wells.
Orlando paid a hefty price to acquire Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane 👀
(Picks via @joshrobbins.bsky.social)
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June 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I love Bane so much, but this is a REALLY good deal for the Grizzlies. This also opens up more opportunities for GG Jackson and Jaylen Wells.
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What an outstanding thread! All #indiefilm folks need to read this.
What if Hollywood isn’t broken...it's just no longer optimized for filmmakers?
It is a corporate system that prioritizes risk aversion, legacy IP, global algorithms, and shareholders.
Not bold new voices.
Not lean innovation.
Not sustainable creative ecosystems.
#filmsky #scriptsky
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It is a corporate system that prioritizes risk aversion, legacy IP, global algorithms, and shareholders.
Not bold new voices.
Not lean innovation.
Not sustainable creative ecosystems.
#filmsky #scriptsky
🧵1/5
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media.tenor.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What an outstanding thread! All #indiefilm folks need to read this.
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Just so we're all clear: It's not a coincidence that the first senator they've used physical force against is Sen. Alex Padilla, a Latino man representing California.
June 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just so we're all clear: It's not a coincidence that the first senator they've used physical force against is Sen. Alex Padilla, a Latino man representing California.
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"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
This episode of @allinwithchris.bsky.social with @chrislhayes.bsky.social & @wagnertonight.msnbc.com is some of the best TV news I’ve watched in 2025. Just *chef’s kiss*
June 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This episode of @allinwithchris.bsky.social with @chrislhayes.bsky.social & @wagnertonight.msnbc.com is some of the best TV news I’ve watched in 2025. Just *chef’s kiss*
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Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Weird they're showing Swan Lake on Fox right now
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
God, this is so true.
A thing about growing up poor, or even middle class in America, is that there comes a time when you look back on bad memories or traumatic experiences you saw and realize how many of them had something to do with a lack of money
May 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
God, this is so true.
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I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.
May 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.