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The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out

The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out
The ‘Obsession’ Windfall
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About the episode

Matt is joined by film producer Mynette Louie, a cohead of creative producing and assistant professor at Columbia University, to explain how the money is distributed when an indie film is a big hit. They use Curry Barker’s Obsession as an example to discuss how the financial waterfall flows, who profits the most and the least, and the state of indie film distribution (03:14). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about 24 Jump Street (34:18).

Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Mynette Louie
Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Matt Pevic
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo