Under the Distributor's Gun...

Ooh… so exciting to wake up to a phone call from New York with an exotic accent telling you that they “love” your movie and want to represent it!  Los Angeles Premiere with hip after party… ditto in New York… a screening at Cannes Film Festival also with after party, industry peeps, gorgeous people… an article in a renowned indie film quarterly… a pr pro assigned to your personally…

Enough to make one’s head spin!

Right up until the price tag is mentioned... Uh oh.

And then the need to decide quickly!  Double uh oh.

It took us three years to make Mismo because we did everything to the highest standard possible within our meager budget.  Even when we thought there was no way we’d be able to afford something – such as professional color correction – we did our due diligence, explored all options, and found a way to make it happen.  Ditto with our ADR, editing, score, soundtrack, and sound mix.  And that was just in post.  During editing, we worked diligently and intelligently, filling any pauses due to vacations, etc., by conducting focus groups.  When it came to creating our second trailer, we sought audience opinions and held brainstorm sessions.

So, it’s not likely that we’re about to pony up thousands of dollars for the vanity of having a screening and party at Cannes unless we’ve done our due diligence and can guarantee that we’re spending our money wisely.

Right now the jury is out.  Stay tuned!