Archive - Communist Filmmaking

Making movies is hard, asking for help even harder

Daydreams only has 24 more days for crowdfunding on Seed&Spark!

Aug 2 •

Parker Keye Eisen

March 2025

Stop Consuming Films; Savor Them!

A call for us all to be more intentional in our image consumption for the sake of our art

Mar 21 •

Parker Keye Eisen

February 2025

Stuck in the Past: On Aftersun, Reflections, and Depression

Aftersun is a reflection.

Feb 28 •

Parker Keye Eisen

The Contradictions Found Within Film Tax Incentives

Exploring the contradictions that tax incentives create for film workers, independent filmmakers, and beyond.

Feb 14 •

Parker Keye Eisen

January 2025

When Freedom is the Question...Filmmaking is the Answer!

Expanding the scope of CF, posting more frequently, and my next film

Jan 17 •

Parker Keye Eisen

August 2024

25th Anniversary of Cradle Will Rock

Examining the Dialectic Tension Between Art and Administration

Aug 16, 2024 •

Parker Keye Eisen

May 2024

Why Release The Lovers for Free?

Exploring the contradictions between art and capital through the release of my first feature film The Lovers

May 17, 2024 •

Parker Keye Eisen

July 2023

Some misconceptions of Communist Filmmaking

Responding to four critiques that keep cropping up

Jul 28, 2023 •

Parker Keye Eisen

What is Hollywood Realism?

Exploring how Hollywood subsumes all resistance into its profit-making machine

Jul 5, 2023 •

Parker Keye Eisen

June 2023

Theory and Practice: The Lovers

Using my debut feature film as a start to explore radical alternatives

Jun 13, 2023 •

Parker Keye Eisen

Introduction to Communist Filmmaking

A quick write-up on what I mean by the term "communist filmmaking"

Jun 1, 2023 •

Parker Keye Eisen

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