Film producer (“The Assistant,” “What Happened Was…”, “Raising Victor Vargas,” “Gummo”) at Forensic Films. Co-founder, Filmmaker Magazine. Former Programming Director of The Kitchen.https://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mnprjg3lgs2fCool selection of inspirations, including a game (“Portal”), tv show (“Mr Robot”) and films, including Romanek’s “One Hour Photo” and Watkins’s “Punishment Park.” // Backrooms Director Kane Parsons Breaks Down His Inspirations https://youtu.be/t3GPr1z0plI?si=-6DlM_F5Zbv5Z9L507 Jun 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnprjg3lgs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mnprg7cu6k2fWhy did Anthropic name its new model "Mythos"? Fascinating take by Om Malik with assists from Augustus and Nietzsche. https://om.co/2026/06/07/the-myth-the-mythos-and-the-man/07 Jun 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnprg7cu6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mkv55dbfic23With “Chronovisor” playing today at Prismatic Ground at Anthology Film Archives, here’s my interview with the directors of this ingenious, engrossing film that’s also a productive model for ultra-low-budget production. https://open.substack.com/pub/scottmacaulay/p/chronovisor-a-thrilling-bibliophilic?r=ch5&utm_medium=ios02 May 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv55dbfic23https://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mkltcwxntk2n“What’s an example of a good lookbook? It’s a question I get asked all the time by directors, so I shared some images Sean Dunn created for “The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford.” This lookbook helped a lot during financing and preproduction! https://open.substack.com/pub/scottmacaulay/p/a-lookbooks-role-in-the-making-of?r=ch5&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=app29 Apr 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkltcwxntk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mkkwwg222k2mNews! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/vanessa-kirby-lewis-pullman-spacesuit-film-kitty-green-1236578873/28 Apr 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkwwg222k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mjihz2jmlc22Happy Avril 14, all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjihz2jmlc22https://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mh5bzgzh2k2jRemembering Tom Noonan, missed in the Academy In Memoriam tonight.16 Mar 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5bzgzh2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mh56svhxds2tHey, congrats Alexandre and Natalie for winning Best Short! My profile of the "Two People Exchanging Saliva" directors for Filmmaker's 25 New Faces last year. https://filmmakermagazine.com/people/alexandre-singh-and-natalie-musteata/. #oscars16 Mar 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh56svhxds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mgsa7m7crk24Excited by today’s return of the feminist film journal @another-gaze.bsky.social with the first of its new biannual digital issues. https://www.anothergaze.com/another-gaze-editorial/11 Mar 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsa7m7crk24https://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mgg2yelwb22xReally love this rich discussion of Tom and his work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg2yelwb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mdlo2ho3tc27Minneapolis filmmakers asking international production community to boycott Enterprise over their supplying of vehicles to ICE. Read their letter here and consider signing if you are able. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpzyRYY30v6U19ihSk6_zHURXRdMeTaMIM5taN5SLycIeJ2Q/viewform?fbzx=-574104457955139385529 Jan 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlo2ho3tc27https://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mdf3l4dqn22rhttps://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010668660/new-video-analysis-reveals-flawed-and-fatal-decisions-in-shooting-of-pretti.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share27 Jan 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdf3l4dqn22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mdb4h3w2jk2cA favorite film writer on a favorite podcast. A great listen, needless to say. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb4h3w2jk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mci7um4his22Big news! David's name has been bandied about for a while, and he's a good choice. Previous stints include Participant, Universal and Good Machine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jan 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mci7um4his22https://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mbwscphssc2fTmw is my last day at Filmmaker, and it’s also the last day for our estimable director of editorial operations Vadim Rizov, who has been a valued partner for 11 of my 33 years. Here, he curates some of his best work that we’ve had the privilege of publishing. https://filmmakermagazine.com/132962-vadim-rizov-best-work-as-writer-editor/08 Jan 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwscphssc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mbvb5vbnmc2dLeaving The Gotham today for the last time holding my final issue of Filmmaker magazine. On newsstands now/soon, it’s a banger.08 Jan 2026 05:35 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvb5vbnmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3mavr4r6s522sFor Filmmaker’s new print issue, director Jaime Levinas writes about learning from Amos Poe, who passed away yesterday in New York City. R.I.P. Amos. https://filmmakermagazine.com/132695-learning-from-amos-poe/26 Dec 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mavr4r6s522shttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3m7nklllzgs2mAt Filmmaker, I just posted the Sundance 2026 lineup. https://filmmakermagazine.com/132583-sundance-2026-lineup/10 Dec 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nklllzgs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3m6puzxif322tThis article of is 7 years old, but it’s an evergreen one, especially Thanksgiving week. https://filmmakermagazine.com/104973-so-you-didnt-get-into-sundance-redux/28 Nov 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6puzxif322thttps://bsky.app/profile/scottmacaulay.bsky.social/post/3m6p55sxpac2jSuper excited about this @metrographnyc.bsky.social event on Dec . 6 — short films from Filmmaker’s 2025 25 New Faces. I will be doing the Q&As in what will be my Filmmaker event swan song. Hope to see some of you there. https://metrograph.com/filmmaker-mag-2025/28 Nov 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:ad2cinv2q635qdtpf4ahlbmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6p55sxpac2j