Katie Johnston-Smith Sr. Anti-Capitalist Filmmaker
Indie filmmaker documenting what the industry doesn't want you to see 🎬
Anti-capitalist filmmaking, step by step
Chicago 📍 | Watch the series ↓
my grandfather negotiated against steel workers for a living.
and it killed him.
capitalism doesn’t need villains, it just needs incentives.
and slowly, quietly, it turns people into resources.
my grandfather wasn’t a bad man. he was a man who optimized for the wrong thing.
ask yourself: when was the last time you chose money over a person?
drop it in the comments!

Happy birthday to @davidcebert ! He’s recently shown me what it looks like when you bring a community together to do good and support eachother. He’s my hero, my friend, and my favorite comedian. So glad you were born, David!
‘Christ Camp: 2005’ is a future classic that only needs $500k to be made. We are setting up a foundation so we can give the folks who believe in us a tax write-off.
Here’s the type of work this money will unlock:
- Filmmaking jobs for Midwest-based film professionals
- Fair and living wages for every person who works on the film
- 8 - 10 hour shoot days (an unfortunate rarity with this work)
- Childcare on set (Primary caregivers often have to give up on their professional dreams when family dreams come to fruition)
- Equity in the project for anyone who works on it for 2+ weeks
- Supporting a group of femme-presenting artists making their first feature
DM me for more information on how to financially support this project.
Corporations kill. Literally. Join us as we make art without the capitalist strings attached. People over profit, IT CAN BE DONE! #filmmaking #anticapitalism #indiefilmmaking

Baby’s first Getty Image thanks to the COMPLETELY INCOMPARABLE @desireestaples and her “Funny Girls” summit! What a beautiful afternoon of celebrating femmes in comedy.
And shout out to @lavernemckinnon for being a power house human who inspires us all!!!

Baby’s first Getty Image thanks to the COMPLETELY INCOMPARABLE @desireestaples and her “Funny Girls” summit! What a beautiful afternoon of celebrating femmes in comedy.
And shout out to @lavernemckinnon for being a power house human who inspires us all!!!

Baby’s first Getty Image thanks to the COMPLETELY INCOMPARABLE @desireestaples and her “Funny Girls” summit! What a beautiful afternoon of celebrating femmes in comedy.
And shout out to @lavernemckinnon for being a power house human who inspires us all!!!
Sick of the film industry squeezing the soul out of art? Check out our journey into anti-capitalist filmmaking with #ChristCamp2005. Pay artists, share profits, change the game. Join us! #AntiCapitalistFilm #FilmmakingRevolution #IndieFilm #filmmaking
A group of creatives with roots in Chicago and branches in LA band together to make their first film, a coming of age comedy called “Christ camp: 2005,” using an anti-capitalist funding model.
They WILL succeed but how?
Follow our little indie that WILL as we document our filmmaking journey!
The “Christ Camp: 2005” Team is:
Writer @cbnash
Director @steph_eloise
Producers @genericbrunette @frankietempleruthless @nikkitaguilas & Jeff LaReau
A fun spot for Insure on the spot!
Shot on an fx6 and DZO primes
Studio: @xvpstudios
@tranceproductions
Producer: @genericbrunette
Line Producer: @patrickdenicola
Dir: @mtmelzer
DP: @ausnap360 🫡
Gaffer: @paskalpawlicki
AC: @jacklawrenc.e
Key Grip: @shmantics12
Sound: @andrewnawroth
Editor: Bobby Boson
#cinematography #cinematographer #cameraoperator #commercial #bts
A fun spot for Insure on the spot!
Shot on an fx6 and DZO primes
Studio: @xvpstudios
@tranceproductions
Producer: @genericbrunette
Line Producer: @patrickdenicola
Dir: @mtmelzer
DP: @ausnap360 🫡
Gaffer: @paskalpawlicki
AC: @jacklawrenc.e
Key Grip: @shmantics12
Sound: @andrewnawroth
Editor: Bobby Boson
#cinematography #cinematographer #cameraoperator #commercial #bts
A fun spot for Insure on the spot!
Shot on an fx6 and DZO primes
Studio: @xvpstudios
@tranceproductions
Producer: @genericbrunette
Line Producer: @patrickdenicola
Dir: @mtmelzer
DP: @ausnap360 🫡
Gaffer: @paskalpawlicki
AC: @jacklawrenc.e
Key Grip: @shmantics12
Sound: @andrewnawroth
Editor: Bobby Boson
#cinematography #cinematographer #cameraoperator #commercial #bts
A fun spot for Insure on the spot!
Shot on an fx6 and DZO primes
Studio: @xvpstudios
@tranceproductions
Producer: @genericbrunette
Line Producer: @patrickdenicola
Dir: @mtmelzer
DP: @ausnap360 🫡
Gaffer: @paskalpawlicki
AC: @jacklawrenc.e
Key Grip: @shmantics12
Sound: @andrewnawroth
Editor: Bobby Boson
#cinematography #cinematographer #cameraoperator #commercial #bts
A fun spot for Insure on the spot!
Shot on an fx6 and DZO primes
Studio: @xvpstudios
@tranceproductions
Producer: @genericbrunette
Line Producer: @patrickdenicola
Dir: @mtmelzer
DP: @ausnap360 🫡
Gaffer: @paskalpawlicki
AC: @jacklawrenc.e
Key Grip: @shmantics12
Sound: @andrewnawroth
Editor: Bobby Boson
#cinematography #cinematographer #cameraoperator #commercial #bts
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