1. Huge news out of the UK. The British Medical Association, which represents 190,000 doctors in the UK, has voted against implementation of the Cass Review, calling the review "unsubstantiated." This will have global impacts. Subscribe to support my journalism. Lets dig in.

A couple movies this summer have had trailers that lay the table or set up story arguably with more punch than the films themselves, which led me to think about this Kubrick interview about what can be achieved in 30 seconds

I've been reading old blogs by artists I used to follow and they were clearly so much better for artists' personal development and growth than the rancid waterfall of social media where it's all disposable and goes by too fast

during lockdown I spent days curating a playlist for "Mamma 3-Ah", my imagined sequel that centres around a clumsy shy Greek girl in the hotel staff who confides in the Sheridan family one by one about her crush on one of the other maids.

Added some storyboards from Mech Cadets to my portfolio. Check it out to see some robots fighting in space and concerned parents! danhamman.co.uk

If any film/TV podcasts would like to chat indie filmmaking, writing for animation, horror-comedy or transitioning from writing from stage to screen - hit me the heck up! Got two shows coming out before the end of the year and talking about process and story is my favourite thing

doodle of a tragedy by the shore

Mikey and Nicky

One of the incredible things Twin Peaks: The Return manages is confronting nostalgia—how it lures, how it traps you and how it can absolutely be your destruction

An unexpected highlight of going to the LAIKA: Frame x Frame exhibition at BFI Southbank is that you exit via the fire escape with the wall that Chuck Jones doodled all over in 1988.

some spooky souvenirs from yesterday

Got 2 tickets half price for Comedy Bang Bang in London tomorrow night. DM or msg if anyone’s interested !