Are you tired of selling your soul to film executives that don’t understand your vision? Are you tired of having great scripts with amazing talent that never gets made? Are you tired of getting things made, only to realize that the financial upside is miniscule?

The streamers and studios have shifted their weight into bigger budget box office films with oversized budgets where the dollars seem to end up in producers pockets instead of on the screen or with the artists. Titles get traded from this platform to that one, with everyone except the artists getting a cut. Even worse, due to self made proprietary laws, studios and distributors are allowed to exploit a film’s IP without sharing the metrics, demographics, viewer analytics, region hot-spots, or any other powerful data with you. Well, that’s over now.

Despite the overwhelming fear and pessimism that surrounds the modern film industry, we believe that we are on the cusp of one of the greatest independent revolutions in filmmaking in history: We don’t need studios to distribute our films anymore.

In order to understand how this revolution is possible, we first have to thank the boom of the creator economy. Unlike traditional filmmaking, creators are able to use the internet and social media to build their own audiences and create a direct relationship with their fans. Not only did this birth a new economy with billions of dollars in revenue, but it also taught us about the growing need for authenticity that fans demand from artists they love.

At Booklight Media, we believe that the future of equitable distribution is in adapting to this new economy. If the filmmakers of today need to build their own audiences before a film executives will even take a meeting, then what is stopping us from forgoing the traditional distribution system all together and selling our films directly to our own fans?

The answer: Nothing.

Instead of perpetuating the gatekeeping model of the past, Booklight Media works alongside artists to sell independent films directly to their fanbase. To accomplish this, we leverage custom built websites where fans can watch the film and connect directly to the filmmakers. In doing so, we are able to collect their own data, monetize films outside of traditional distribution channels, and provide equity based revenue waterfalls for the filmmakers and talent.

If you want a modern equity based distribution alternative, Booklight Media is the answer.