truth, calling, transparency, resistance, persistence... what more do we need, friends?

NonStack Cocktail #32 arrives on the scene in the nick of time!

if I painted you a picture, the balloon would be much bigger and all of it would be fuzzy… (TH)

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There are many, many, many reasons to BlockTheMerger

Listen to Senator Warren.

Elizabeth Warren@SenWarren

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, & the U.A.E. could soon influence: CNN CBS HBO Nickelodeon Comedy Central MTV & more Why? They’re dumping $24B into Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. We can't let countries with a record of censorship dictate what you watch. I’m pressing for accountability.

2:40 PM · Jun 6, 2026 · 46.4K Views

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Maybe trade an ambition for a calling instead

In this beautiful excerpt from his book Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words, David Whyte notes the quality of difference between an ambition and a true vocation. Ambition demands growth at all costs, but a true vocation will push you beyond yourself into the wilderness and edify your life with a richness you can’t yet fathom.

In a film industry that’s so hellbent on heartbreak, Whyte gives us a salve to remember when we’re rejected, under-financed, and kept out of the rooms our ambitions seeks to enter:

“We find that, all along, we had what we needed from the beginning and that in the end we have returned to its essence, an essence we could not understand until we had experienced the actual heartbreak of the journey.”

Ambition

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How much $$$ did everyone make from OBSESSION’s fantastic success?

Super producer (and Columbia Univ. prof) Mynette Louie breaks it down for you (and graciously gifted us permission to reprint her LI here. Catch her discuss this further TODAY on The Town podcast.

Maybe you should DM her now and tell her to come join FilmStack?!

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Media Consolidation hurts everyone — and particularly the vendors and below the line collaborators!

We’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Matt, and we highly recommend keeping him employed regularly!

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And the merger will also hurt anyone who relies on archive to tell their stories or get the truth distributed!

Alvaro Bedoya@BedoyaUSA

There are 4 key TV archives in the US: ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN. This is the footage filmmakers use to tell our history. If Paramount buys WBD, two of those archives (including 45 years of CNN footage) will be under the editorial control of 1 company and likely 1 person, Bari Weiss.

11:55 PM · Jun 10, 2026 · 1.12K Views

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BONUS!

If you are in NYC come hear Ted’s hope for film live tomorrow! Tribeca festival accreditation is all you need to get in. 50 Varick St.

Yesterday’s Filmmaker Magazine Substack Live discussion with Ted & Courtney Romano hopefully will encourage you to come by!

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Who’s sharing what, you ask?

ARB= Alex Rollins Berg AS= Amanda Sweikow AV=Ami Vora CR= Courtney Romano DS= Danielle A. Scruggs SS= Sara’s Solilquies TH= Ted Hope

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