Tech visionary, filmmaker, and co-founder of Strada, Michael Cioni, gives an encore presentation to his insightful analysis on the current state of the entertainment industry: Is This The End of Hollywood? Part 2. This latest presentation was recorded at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce at their 2025 Economic Development Summit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOvRJCai2DQ

Michael maintains that Hollywood isn’t broken, but it’s being significantly outpaced. The middle class of creativity is collapsing, the creator economy has flipped the power structure, and we’re still betting on the same old playbook. This presentation isn’t just about filmmaking, it’s a mirror held up to a century-old system that’s drowning in sunk costs. The next Golden Age of storytelling isn’t happening in studios, it’s happening in garages. For decades, Hollywood controlled the dream. Not anymore. Creators are taking the cameras, the audiences, and the money! Will the next studio system be on Sunset Boulevard? Or on YouTube?

Part one was presented in February as the keynote speech at the 2025 HPA Tech Retreat.  You can view that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJByD5mAQqA