I started Hope Anderson Productions in 1999, the year I shot my first documentary film, “Jim Thompson, Silk King.” At the time I worked as a writer, but the life and work of this American Renaissance man launched my new career as a documentary filmmaker. Subsequently I made two more feature-length documentaries and a short feature, all of which are available on this site.

In addition to making films, I was writing: fiction, essays, articles and a forthcoming novel. I also began blogging about Hollywood history, film and Beachwood Canyon at underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com as a way to promote my third documentary, “Under the Hollywood Sign.” After more than 11 years at WordPress, I began blogging under the same title on Substack in 2020, concentrating on longer form articles about film, television, and literature. As of May 19, 2025, underthehollywoodsign.wordpress.com is no longer available to the public. Please visit https://hopeanderson.substack.com for free content, and consider subscribing to read paywalled articles.

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-Hope Anderson