Bucking the Studio System w/Wesley Wang - Just Shoot It 545

Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 1m

Wesley Wang talks about his short film that linked him with Darren Aronofsky – who was dying to convince Wesley to make turn it into a feature. And that’s how Wesley got his script idea to become a Sony Pictures film.

But after landing a spot in “Forbes 30 Under 30”, Wesley decided it was time to buck the studio system and create one on his own. His new studio is a seed fund for content creators making features, shorts, and pilots. The idea is to help filmmakers repeat the kind of success Wesley had at Sony. And that starts by making something audiences notice.

So he launched something like…