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>> Gladney, the director of “My Father’s Keeper,” once joined a thread of TikTok commenters castigating her film: “It was covid ya’ll!! My first film, writer, d
by ethbr1 3y ago
>> Gladney, the director of “My Father’s Keeper,” once joined a thread of TikTok commenters castigating her film: “It was covid ya’ll!! My first film, writer, director and producer. Show me some love.”
>> the movies invite participation: Their cheapness suggests anyone could be a filmmaker, just as anyone could find a following ridiculing them online. In the Tubi universe, everything is ecstatically off.
IMHO, this is a key part of maker culture that's been lost -- acceptance, encouragement, and kindness to the less-than-perfect.
Nobody starts off amazing at anything, and yet the first wave of content platforms bombarded everyone with a never-ending carousel of perfection.
As a result, people who probably could have been great looked at their "peers", despaired, and never tried.
Kudos to anything that breaks down barriers to creating...
- dpkirchner 3y agoOne thing I like about HN is that folks here are generally supportive of individuals that share their projects, especially if they look like they required a lot of effort. I'm hopeful that the positive culture on HN will persist.
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- ethbr1 3y ago110% 'Show HN' comments are always fascinating, and I do like that being negative (without some positivity) usually results in gentle and respectful HN pushback. No need to pump everyone up all the time, but it's refreshing to see people supporting each other. And support should be more contingent on effort than excellence. :)