@rollingstone thank you for a great conversation about Verticalandia!! It’s been a crazy 2 1/2 years since verticals first popped up in the US and changed everything. When I started, (hello Double Life) it was young, scrappy, and hungry. We had a script of sorts and a dream. I’ve watched vertical world level up again and again since which brings us to our current thriving industry filled with film veterans and box office numbers.
Verticals have given me and my peers the training ground of a lifetime. Making content regardless of format takes SO many people and provides SO many jobs, ones that are often highly specialized and competitive. Through verticals, many of us new in our careers have been able to get a considerable amount of experience in a short amount of time and even try our hand at being multi-hyphenates and expanding our skill sets. Now, we have the privilege of working alongside seasoned professionals around the world as verticals have expanded into the mainstream entertainment industry.
We do have a long way to go to improve the industry—but so does mainstream Hollywood. The entire entertainment industry continues to struggle with the same problems: equitable compensation for all contributors, a lack of diversity, homogenous storylines, perpetuating harmful stereotypes, the Ole Boy’s Club of it all to name a few. Will it ever be completely fixed? I dont know, but we’ll continue to advocate in the right directions.
I choose to stand optimistic about micro dramas. For every bad apple there’s a really beautiful bushel and every day I see more creatives and professionals lending their talents and efforts to shape this industry into the one we want. We’ve come so far in such a short amount of time and there’s a lot to be excited about.
I’m so grateful for this silly world of spilled drinks and secret identities. Ive met some of my best friends, traveled the world, been able to build a life, and I get to pursue my dreams every day. I get to connect with fans who love microdramas to relive stress, to feel seen, to escape, to be inspired, or just for fun. It’s all important. Thank you, Verticalandia. Now someone, Im begging, put me in a rom com🤍🧼
ANOTHER WEREWOLF HOWLS FROM ATOP THE MOUNTAIN 🐺🐺🐺
Find your fated mate: @mmactuj is officially playing “A Luna” in VERTICALS - THE MOVIE!!
Wanna donate to our Seed & Spark / fill out our cast and crew interest forms?? All the info is in our bio!! LETS MAKE VERTICALS - THE MOVIE 🍿 📲
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Who can’t wait? ✨
We’re counting down to the 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 — and the stage is almost set.
Our incredible co-hosts are ready, and we have so many surprises in store for you.
Join us for a night celebrating the stories, the creators, and all of you who made vertical drama what it is today.
📍 El Portal Theatre
📅 April 23
⏰ 4:00 – 9:00 PM
Stay tuned — this is just the beginning.
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