The production house of Pirated Artist. Our open mics become web series, our poets become screenwriters, our regulars become leads. Same house, same rule — no gatekeeping.
Most studios cast from headshots. We cast from memory — the guy who bombed twice and came back a third time, the poet who only performs at midnight, the storyteller nobody filmed until we did. Pirated Artist Studio exists so the work made on our stages doesn't disappear when the lights go off.
We write, shoot, edit and release in house: web series, short films, documentaries and the recorded shows that started all of it. Every release goes out free on our channels first, and every artist involved keeps their credit and their voice.
Scripts come out of our workshops and open mics — not a writers' room nobody can walk into.
Performers we've watched for years get the lead. First-timers get their first credit.
Small crews, real venues, natural light wherever we can steal it. Budget goes to the artists.
Everything lands on YouTube first, no paywall. Art belongs to everyone — that includes the watching.
Everything drops here first — full episodes, teasers, casting calls and the footage that didn't make the cut.
Writers, actors, DOPs, editors, sound people and anyone sitting on an idea too long — send it over. We read everything that lands in the inbox.