The Wedgwood Circle

10/09/2026

We know the story, Dorothy wants to go home. But The Wizard of Oz is more than a fairytale. 🌪️
Dual Emmy Award-winning director Geoffrey Smith says this is the quest archetype at work: a character overcoming obstacles to reach a destination. 👠

Story archetypes aren’t a box. They give your audience a shape they already recognize. They’re the hook that lets you tell the story you really want to tell.
Want to learn the archetypes all stories rest on to enchace your storytelling? Watch the full conversation on Wedgwood Circle.

Watch now:
Follow Wedgwood Circle for more livestream conversations, and RSVP for our next filmmaker livestream on 3/14 at 3pm ET.

10/08/2026

How much can you say in 60 seconds?⏱️😮‍💨 Craig did his best 😅
It’s your turn. For the first time at the Annual Event in Nashville you can record your elevator pitch to our patrons.Your story. Your characters. Your budget. Your audience. 🎭🎮📚🎬

Step into the Wedgwood elevator, record 60 seconds on your project, and we’ll share it with Wedgwood patrons. Any project that points to the good, true and beautiful. No stage, no audience, no three-hour pitch fest. Just you, a camera and 60 seconds.
More details on the what and how are coming soon. 👀
Get your tickets now: https://www.wedgwoodcircle.com/annual-event 🎟️ Nov 11–13

10/01/2026

Your pitch to our patrons, in 60 seconds. No stage. No audience. No three-hour pitch fest. Only at the Annual Event in Nashville. 🎬

Find the Wedgwood elevator, hit record, and we'll share your pitch with patrons afterward.

The what and how are coming soon. Stay tuned. 👀

Get your tickets now. https://www.wedgwoodcircle.com/annual-event 🎟️ Nov 11–13

10/01/2026

Six weeks until the Wedgwood Annual Event. 📣📣📣
Songwriters. Painters. Filmmakers. Novelists. Photographers. Potters. And the patrons who make the work possible. Three days in Franklin, TN, Nov 11-13, all in the same rooms. Sessions, showcases, and conversations with creative minds. 🎟️ Get your ticket now: https://www.wedgwoodcircle.com/annual-event

09/29/2026

YOU'RE INVITED: AN EXCLUSIVE RECEPTION 🎬

Wedgwood Circle, the TDB Family Foundation, and the Washington West Film Festival invite you to a reception celebrating three powerful films - Sat, Oct 10.

JIMMY - East Coast Premiere. Meet the cast and crew behind the story of how Jimmy Stewart became an Air Commander, flying 20 missions into Nazi-occupied Europe, and how it shaped his most iconic role, George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.

THE CARING COLLECTIVE - Three short docs of radical care and compassion, including:

STORIES WE CARRY - World Premiere. A short film about rebuilding the common good.

UNTETHERED from longtime Wedgwood friend T.C. Johnstone.

SIGN UP NOW: https://wedgwood.circle.so/c/events/exclusive-reception-washington-west-film-festival-b3711c14-02fe-493f-8e10-3b5c6b295eb3

09/25/2026

Be in the room with the voices behind Kid President, the creator of Sky: Children of the Light (over 300 million downloads), a Hollywood exec turned storyteller, an acclaimed poet, a game producer who built her own summit, and a studio co-founder building stories for the next generation. Just a few highlights of who you'll hear from at this year's Annual Event in Nashville, Nov 11-13. 🎨

See the full list and grab your all events pass before they're gone: https://www.wedgwoodcircle.com/annual-event

09/22/2026

Why Christian is not just a genre or marketing strategy. Hear from President Wedgwood Cirlce on the heart of who we are and why we exist. Listen to the full conversation for a peek inside Wedgwood Circle with Craig and our new Community Director Chanshi Chibwe now: https://www.wedgwoodcircle.com/editorial/intro-to-wedgwood

05/30/2026

Beautiful new film about Sleeping At Last streaming now—

Host a screening of Sleeping At Last: Light Carries On