BPS 344: How a Predatory Film Distributor Screwed Over a Filmmaker with Terminal Cancer

Running Indie Film Hustle I hear story after story about predatory
film distributors screwing over, taking advantage, and just plain
stealing from filmmakers every day. I either get emails or read
about them in our Facebook Group Community: Protect Yourself From
Predatory Film Distributors/Aggregators.I'm so sick and tired of
this. These parasites need a light shined on them. The only way we
as filmmakers can stop these predators from continuing to hurt
filmmakers and devastate lives is to make their actions known.
Predatory film distributors continue to screw filmmakers because
their actions are performed in the shadows. They bank on that
filmmakers will not fight back, that they will keep quiet and just
take it. Well, ladies and gentlemen that ends here.I broke the
Distribber story around the same time last year.

They were able to take advantage of filmmakers for a long time
until someone finally brought their actions to the surface. That is
the only weapon we as filmmakers have against predatory film
distributors. Our Facebook group has helped thousands of filmmakers
not get taken advantage of. I know that the podcasts and videos I
put out have helped as well but it's not enough. I'm only one
voice.We as a community need to stand up and demand change. The
traditional film distribution system is BROKEN. I was just
consulting with a filmmaker yesterday that told me that he too was
screwed over by a film distributor. This distributor told him on
the phone, once he confronted him about the theft of his film, and
I quote,"I'll see you in the court of who gives a f**k."This
distributor was in the UK and the filmmaker was in the US. The
distributor knew that the chances of the filmmaker taking him to
court in another country were slim to none. The filmmaker's lawyer
advised him to let it go because the cost would be too much. THIS
CRAP NEEDS TO STOP.

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