and that is empowering. photographer, film—maker — and, yes, daughter of oscar winner al — julie pacino has been selling nfts of her photography in order to finance her upcoming debut feature. my genesis collection, i live here now, the photos from that collection inspired the screenplay from my first feature film. yes, the film will get financed with nfts but the film will also be better because of nfts. now, i have collectors who are excited about the movie, who have interpretations of the artwork about the movie that can then open my mind to things that i never even saw when i was taking the photo and so, that inspires new storylines and, you know, different ideas for characters. so far, the big companies have been reluctant to abandon their usual financial methods in favour of community—led collaboration. that may well change if the nft space continues to attract deep pockets.