# The Sovereign Creator

The Sovereign Creator is a weekly field guide for independent filmmakers, multicultural storytellers, and purpose-driven artists ready to break free from the permission-seeking industry trap.

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## [Concrete River - Locations, Locations, Locations](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/concrete-river-locations-locations)

_2026-08-17 · Maris Lidaka_

When you declare you’re making a low-budget feature film.

## [Creative Practitioners - The Summer Summit](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/creative-practitioners-the-summer)

_2026-08-12 · Maris Lidaka_

“The myth of the lone genius is exactly that - a myth.

## [Why Having Your Dreams Come True Can Be Scary](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/why-having-your-dreams-come-true)

_2026-08-05 · Maris Lidaka_

Watch the video version here:

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209455440/42718a328b0538dbe3f157df785fea59.mp3)

## [Concrete River - The Film Breathes](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/concrete-river-the-film-breathes)

_2026-08-03 · Maris Lidaka_

A QUICK NOTE

## [Creative Practicioners - Isaiah and the Photobook](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/creative-practicioners-isaiah-and)

_2026-07-27 · Maris Lidaka_

A quick aside, the NonDē Summer Summit has now passed and it was amazing.

## [Concrete River - First Nothing, Then Everything All At Once](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/concrete-river-first-nothing-then)

_2026-07-20 · Maris Lidaka_

We Have A Date and A Lot of Other News To Announce

## [A Virtual Celebration of All Things NonDē!](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/a-virtual-celebration-of-all-things)

_2026-07-14 · Maris Lidaka_

A little over a year ago, Courtney Romano gathered a group of people together to take about working together as filmmakers.

## [Creative Practitioners - Aaron and The Village](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/creative-practitioners-aaron-and)

_2026-07-13 · Maris Lidaka_

When we talk about NonDe filmmaking, this movement of non-dependent cinema.

## [Withdrawal - Aaron Strand is Screening in Los Angeles](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/withdrawal-aaron-strand-is-screening)

_2026-07-06 · Maris Lidaka_

A recording from Maris Lidaka's live video

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203752207/4070bcafaf6105d2c788d17093fae6ab.mp3)

## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QW4QuvuNICV5)

_2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_

Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings.

## [Concrete River - The Paperwork Nobody Sees](https://marislidaka.substack.com/p/concrete-river-the-paperwork-nobody)

_2026-07-06 · Maris Lidaka_

The most important step in filmmaking is creating agreements.