When the worlds of documentary filmmaking and online business collide, amazing things can happen.
Chris Sakr and Mike Hall are the founders of Shohawk Media, and the creators of Generation Freedom, a documentary about online business that's being distributed using online business principles. Pretty meta, right?
But it's working, as the film has already broken even, and these two are just getting started with the process of monetizing it.
Here's just a sampling of the fun stuff we covered in this conversation.
So I hope you're excited, because this is a damn good conversation with lots of useful takeaways. Enjoy.
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Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time!
-Rob Hardy
Filmmaker Freedom is a new kind of filmmaking podcast. It's handcrafted it for those of us who like to think outside the box, to experiment, to walk our own path instead of doing things the way they've always been done. If you want to make make films you're proud of and make a living from it, this is the show for you. It's full of clear, focused, and actionable advice to help you succeed as an indie filmmaker in a constantly changing world.