Everyone’s Moving Fast. I’m Moving Right.

Here’s a truth the film industry doesn’t like to post about: moving fast doesn’t always mean moving forward.

This industry worships speed. Faster turnarounds. Faster content. Faster success stories. One minute someone is unknown, the next they’re labeled the next big thing. If I scroll long enough, it’s easy to believe everyone else is booking, shooting, premiering—while I’m still reworking the same idea for the tenth time.

But feeling behind doesn’t mean I am behind.

Film has always been more obsessed with momentum than mastery. Yet the creatives who last—the ones whose work actually resonates—rarely move at algorithm-approved speed. They take time to fail quietly. To study the craft. To live enough life to have something worth saying. None of that shows up in reels or résumés, but it always shows up on screen.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth I keep reminding myself of: rushing into visibility without substance is the fastest way to disappear. A film career isn’t a sprint. It’s a series of seasons. Some are loud. Some are painfully quiet. Every one of them matters.

Through my work with The Film Dream, I’ve seen how comparison distorts reality. We never see the unpaid years behind a “breakthrough.” We don’t see the scripts that never sold, the projects that collapsed, or the rewrites that taught more than success ever could. Progress in film is rarely linear—it’s layered.

So when it feels like the industry is moving faster than I am, I try to remember: that might not be a warning sign. It might be protection.

I’m not late.

I’m not irrelevant.

I’m not missing my moment.

I’m building something that doesn’t expire after one viral win.

Slow growth isn’t falling behind—it’s choosing longevity in a culture obsessed with speed.

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Reel Talk With Ken

Kenneth John Luna is the Creative Director at The Film Dream Studios where he spearheads innovative and purpose-driven content across diverse platforms.

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