Every week I write about filmmaking, staying human, and the things around it.

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On Staying Human

  • Tomas Leach on set in San Quentin prison

    Be Kind. Roll Camera.

    Notes on psychology, empathy, and joy on set

  • A packed cinema

    We Are All Going to the Cinema, Right?

    The responsibility and necessity of showing up for the art form

  • Portrait of filmmaker Céline Sciamma

    Join the Revolution

    Elif Batuman's portrait of Céline Sciamma and why I keep returning to it

On Making Films

  • Tomas Leach on set in Austria

    Rules, Principles, Whimsy

    An accumulation of thoughts that power a film — from Ed Yong to Jenny Odell

  • A page from Tomas Leach's WIP script

    Doorways into a Film

    Notebooks, Miro boards, scriptments, and the document that gets people excited about your project

  • A frame from Tomas Leach's new film about bird language

    Lost in Research

    How much time to lose down mental alleys and long walks — and why none of it is wasted

On Surviving as a Filmmaker

  • Tomas Leach on set at Anfield, Liverpool's stadium

    How Do Filmmakers Survive Now?

    The film alone isn't enough anymore — building an ecosystem around your work

  • The library at the Reina Sofia Museum

    Into the Un-knowing

    The power of micro-encouragement, good feedback, and throwing yourself into the pit of not knowing

  • A print by Laura Pannack being framed

    Gifts from an Aunt and a Younger Me

    Reframing ambition, buying art from living artists, and leaving a trace in the world