
Episode #10
Passion Over Hype: Building Art, Community, And Resilience
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What if the movies that raised you could power the stories you make now? We sit down with writer, director, and concept artist Richie Axel to trace his path from a family of Mexican artists to LA’s creative grind, and why 90s teen-versus-monster energy still punches through for Gen Z. Richie opens up about learning the business the hard way—moving from concept art to scripts and pitches, building a proof-of-concept for a sci-fi animated series, and deciding when to keep a project close or sell the rights so it can scale.<br/>...

