I asked an AI to explain Adlerian psychology to me, and it actually gave me something useful. Freud said your past determines your present. Adler said your goals do.
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Write From Your Scars, Not Your Wounds
There’s a massive difference between sharing lessons and just bleeding on people. Steven Pressfield nailed it in Turning Pro.
Elon’s Five Steps Applied to Making Documentaries
You know, I was thinking… Elon Musk’s manufacturing framework from SpaceX might be the best filmmaking advice I’ve ever stolen. The short version: Musk runs every process through five steps…
The Whirlwind
You know, I was thinking… I am going to create a whirlwind, and that’s not a warning, it’s a job description. I’ve spent years trying to be the calm, measured,…
Lessons from 1,000 Bathrooms
After a decade and a thousand homes, I’ve developed a theory about what the back of someone’s toilet tells you about the person.
Houston. The Hollywood of the Gulf Coast.
Tell ’em what you’re gonna tell ’em: Heritage Films was born in Houston. Fourth-largest city in the country, most diverse, best food, and more untold family stories per square mile…
It’s Not an Interview
A Heritage Films session is not an interview. There is no list of questions, no clipboard. It is a conversation, and it feels like one. People keep asking me what…
They Left With Everything They Could Carry
I’ve made films about Cuban exiles in Houston. More than a few.
The Complete $%@#$’s Guide to AI
I’m also the guy who has been dipping his toe into technology since 1984 and yanking it back out every single time. Not this time.
I Was on The Entrepreneurial Journey
The Entrepreneurial Journey: “Capturing a Legacy: The Entrepreneurial Journey”
Dammit, Chloe! We’re Running Out of Time!
I’m not a hard-sell guy. Ask anyone who’s worked with me. I’m pretty good at just laying out what we do and letting people decide.