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A Simple Curve
2005 · Film · 91 min
Directed by Aubrey Nealon
Caleb is 27, and was raised in the majestic Kootenays by his bush hippie parents. He loves his father Jim and understands his reverence for wood working, coriander and Soya products, but he just doesn't get Jim's determined effort to achieve economic disaster at every turn. His father is a relentlessly unsuccessful business man, and as the junior partner in their carpentry shop, Caleb is powerless to stop the fiscal self sabotage. When Matthew, an old friend of Jim's, arrives in the valley to develop a high-end fishing lodge, Caleb sees fortune looming, provided he can keep his father distracted long enough. But a small deception leads to colossal betrayal, and soon Caleb must face the fact that he's reached that treasured day when a boy becomes man enough to tell his father get lost.
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You're right, you wouldn't have much luck getting a film licensed by the MPAA. They're just there to crack your kneecaps if you don't.
Swank is the most well known company that sells rights for public performances of blockbuster films. Costs average between $150 and $300 for "non-theatrical" showings (where you aren't selling any tickets)
But why shell out such ungodly sums for the muddied films of the masses? The mobmov makes small showings (< 50 people) feasible, so we can show more special-interest independent films.
And independent films are so much easier to license. For the showing featured in the Chronicle, we watched a wonderful Canadian film called A Simple Curve. It's not something to draw the crowds, but this, at least in my experience, means a more thoughtful and meaningful script. Our showing was licensed through the film distributor (filmmovement.com) directly for a small fee.
So no, you'll never see a movie like Tranformers playing on the wall of your local dilapidated warehouse.
The good news is that independent filmmakers don't like the system either. It restricts their creativity and screws them at every turn. My hope is that as independent filmmakers find out about this new avenue for release, we'll start to see new films produced that are ever more inventive and unique.