The Sparq

December 18, 2025

A weekly note from Eunice — founder, filmmaker, builder

Hey Reader,

Remember how I said that whole Netflix Warner Bros deal was grown folks business?

That still tracks. But after digging deeper into the reports and seeing people's are responses, it became clear that the deal itself is not the most important part.

The real signal is what the reaction reveals.

Every time Hollywood consolidates, the same fear shows up.
​Opportunities are drying up.

But that is not actually what is happening.

What is changing is not creativity, demand, or the need for new stories.
What is changing is infrastructure. Who controls access. How decisions get made. What it takes to move a project forward.

When companies merge, budgets tighten, and buyers shrink, but opportunity does not vanish. It definitely gets rerouted and, new opportinities emerge for those who know what to look for.

And that is the part most filmmakers were never trained to see.

For a long time, success depended on informal access. Relationships. Proximity. Timing. Luck.

As infrastructure tightens, those informal pathways disappear first.

What replaces them is structure.

• Clear risk thresholds.
• Fewer decision makers.
• Higher expectations of readiness.

This is why so many talented filmmakers feel stuck right now. Not because you lack ability, but because the goal post moved. Now the system rewards legibility over raw access.

What that means for you: It's going to take more than a great script to get ahead in this new climate. And if we are being honest, what you write is only the starting point.

Craft still matters. Story still matters.
But what is changing is how projects are evaluated and what decision makers are willing to fund.

That is the shift most people are running into right now, whether they have the language for it or not.

Over the next few weeks, we will dig into what actually moves projects forward when infrastructure tightens. Not just what you are making, but how it is positioned, evaluated, and understood by the people deciding where attention and capital move next.

Before we go there, I want to name what comes next.

Our friends at Culture Creators summarized it best:
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I have been paying close attention to how filmmakers are responding to the merger news. A quick look across the conversation makes one thing clear.

Creators of color, in particular, are standing at a real point of opportunity.

At the same time, opportunity alone is not enough. We cannot rely on great ideas wrapped in half formed scripts or scattered concepts. If we want to move forward in this climate, we have to elevate our branding and our business acumen to match the value of the stories we want to tell.

Netflix has been clear about what it prioritizes. Authentic stories with audience alignment built in.

That means if you are carrying a culturally relevant story, the real advantage comes from understanding how to package it in a way that makes its value unmistakable.

That is where opportunity turns into momentum.

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A quick note on what is coming

For a while, I've been thinking about how to extend this newsletter into real conversations because the industry is way too complex, and the stakes are too high, for insight to stop at the inbox.

That's what led me to create a space where these ideas can be talked through, questioned, and pressure tested together. Not as hot takes, and incendiary social media headlines, but with context and shared understanding that leads us to wins.

The goal is not more content.
It is better conversation.

That is the direction we are moving in next.

TL;DR

A strong script is not enough on its own. In this climate, understanding how projects are evaluated from a business perspective matters just as much as the story itself.
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