FIRST YOU HAVE TO GET MAD! - Then build OpenIndie

You are not the only one struggling. Everyone is. And we can do something about it. But first you've got to get mad.

Post a video or tweet saying, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more." Put @openindie and we'll find it and make a mash up of screen grabs and video clips. Actually do it. It will feel good. You'll feel better about what a panel of indie film experts at the Moma recently declared an indie film crisis.

Once you've gotten mad, donate to OpenIndie here:
http://bit.ly/752Dl

Then blog about it.

Here is the video that explains what OpenIndie is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3X0-cyNDiA

Below is the text from the end of this video incase you want to quote it for a blog post, re-read or fact check (links included):

Ted Hope, producer of Thumbsucker & many other films donated $100 to help build OpenIndie.
http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/2005196536

3,666 feature films were submitted to Sundance last year and only 178 got in.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/03/2009-sundance-film-festival-competition-f...

Lance Weiler, founder of the Workbook Project, self distributed his two films,The Last Broadcast & Head Trauma & has donated $100
towards building OpenIndie.
http://lanceweiler.com


Only 10 films found distribution at Sundance 2009.
http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/01/25/sundance-wrap/


Ondi Timoner, filmmaker of Digg & Join Us donated $100 to sign up her new film
We Live in Public
on OpenIndie.
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/coming-soon-we-live-in-public/

In 2008 Mark Gill declared the sky is falling on independent film.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2008/06/the-sky-is-fall.html

Ira Deutchman manages a network of 65 digital theaters & donated $100 to help build OpenIndie.
http://iradeutchman.com/wordpress/about/

The Independent Film Channel
licensed Four Eyed Monsters
but then failed to release it &
didn't pay until the filmmakers
settled out of court for a third
of the original deal.
http://twitter.com/4eyedmonsters

Arin Crumley, co-director of Four Eyed Monsters has now co-founded OpenIndie & will use it to distribute his upcoming feature film at the same time as it's festival premiere.

Learn more at: http://openindie.com
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[OnychaHazel]

Your scream reminds me of Marty McFly, screaming to Doc about the future, during that thunder storm in '55.

[cybillake3]

Incredible, arin !!! Im so happy to see this!

Openindie!!! Woo hoo !

[xortega1]

Brilliant Arin!!!!!