At a glance, T-Street Productions doesn’t look like much — a quiet, repurposed West Los Angeles building that once housed a music supply store. But within its walls, a small collective of fiercely loyal creatives is doing something increasingly rare in Hollywood: They’re betting on storytelling for storytelling’s sake.

Founded by director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman, T-Street is not your typical film company. It has no corporate parent, no studio first-look deal and no brand-building ambitions beyond making original films that connect with audiences. It’s a creative sanctuary designed by and for filmmakers — where risk isn’t avoided, it’s encouraged.

“We’ve never had a plan to grow for growth’s sake,” Bergman tells Variety . “We’re not trying to flip this into a studio deal

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