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Kelley Baker's Substack

I'm known as The Angry Filmmaker. I'm a storyteller, an author, and an independent filmmaker. I believe in DIY so I distribute all of my work independently. I write about my experiences in film (40+ years) and I tell stories. That's what happens here.

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  1. Issue · Oct 1, 2026

    Do You Still Have Dreams? (opens the original)

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    When we were kids we all had dreams. At various times I wanted to be a fire fighter, auto racer, cowboy, an explorer, mountain climber, astronaut, and after watching a few episodes of The Undersea World Of Jacques Cousteau, an oceanographer.As I got older my dreams changed.<so

  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    In Praise Of Rod Serling (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yB-L!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6afcc89d-cdb7-4e5e-b325-8562e9712f76_1600x

  3. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    When Foreign Films Were Really Foreign (opens the original)

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    When I started studying film I was at the University of Oregon. I took a class that was an introduction to Foreign Films. We watched Fellini, Bergman, Antonioni, and a lot of others. Most of the films I couldn’t stand. I did’t get them. They were too weird. Not for me.<source type=

  4. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    I Publish My Work Independently (opens the original)

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    I don’t use the phrase “I self-publish.”<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fYyd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fp

  5. Issue · Aug 22, 2026

    Where The Hell Is Craft Services? (opens the original)

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    WTF?<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="818" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fu9Q!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d646f2b-7d10-49cd-940f-8eade7242d53_

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