FAQs
What services do you offer?
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I specialize in guiding filmmakers who are exploring distribution and social impact for their independent films and need both big-picture support and nuts-and-bolts advice.
I work with films at every stage—from early development onward.
While I’ve worked across many areas of distribution and social impact for feature docs for about 20 years, my special area of expertise—and my first love—is community and grassroots screenings for feature docs. Since founding my boutique community screenings firm, Film Sprout, in 2008, I’ve helped more than 500 film teams fund, plan and execute community screening campaigns that pair audience engagement with commercial distribution.
How do I get started?
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Send me an email and tell me a little about your film and where you need support.
I work with filmmakers either on an hourly consulting basis or as a consulting producer with a special focus on audience engagement, distribution and social impact. If you send me a note with a little bit about what kind of help you need, we can set up a time to chat further.
In the meantime, I invite you to check out the free guides and resources on the Resources page.
What makes you different?
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I have two decades of experience working with indie filmmakers who are seeking to pair traditional distribution with creative distribution efforts.
In that time, I’ve managed more than 50 community screening campaigns directly (many alongside my incredible team at Film Sprout) and guided more than 500 additional teams as they’ve launched their own community, campus and grassroots distribution campaigns.
Along the way, I’ve also held positions at film festivals, mentored dozens of filmmakers in labs and professional development programs, written dozens of discussion and action guides, and come to know hundreds of decision-makers and innovators across the broad landscape of indie film distribution.
If you’re hoping to build a robust and dynamic public life for your film, I can help you figure out how to plan it, fund it and make it happen.
How much will working with you cost?
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Reach out for a free 25-minute consultation so we can get to know each other better. We’ll figure out whether hourly consultation or a broader producing partnership is the better fit.