🎬 “Independent film financing isn’t broken — it’s just misunderstood.”
💭 Most great projects fail not because of the story, but because of the structure.
— Capital Meets Story — Pro

🎬 Just launched: Capital Meets Story — Pro — a twice-weekly newsletter about independent film finance.

Read it here → bit.ly/4oipoPY

This week’s issue covers:
💡 The Indie Financing Stack (Primer #1)
⚖️ The looming sunset of Section 181
🏦 Private credit & tax incentives

🔥 A 100% tariff on foreign-made films? It’s not policy — it’s wreckless and down right stupid.

Trump’s threat isn’t about jobs or patriotism. It’s about control — and chaos. Check out my new post!

open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...

#film #entertainment #hollywood #tariff

The real threat to indie film isn’t uncertainty.

It’s stagnation — an industry recycling old models while shutting out new voices.

Entertainment doesn’t need defending. It needs evolving.

👉 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...

📦 The Package Trap is where too many indie films die.

Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.

👉 Read Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade: lnkd.in/gfrbt-nr

📦 The Package Trap is where too many indie films stall.

Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.

Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live now.

👉 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...

#IndieFilm #FilmFinance #Screenwriting

🎬 Part 2 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live: The Investor Mirage.

The hardest part of indie film finance isn’t pitching.
It’s finding someone to pitch to.

👉 Read here: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-invest...

After the laurels fade, the next hurdle appears: The Investor Mirage.

Part 2 of my series drops Tues (Sept 9). Read Part 1 now → capitalmeetsstory.substack.com

#indiefilm #independentfilm #screenwriter #film

🎬 New post: The Illusion of “Hollywood Risk” — and Why Investors Deserve Better

Film investing only feels risky when there’s no structure. Here's how to flip the model.

Read: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-illusi...
#AltInvestments #FilmFinance #CapitalMeetsStory #AlternativeInvestment

Coming May 8: A new issue of Capital Meets Story explores why “Hollywood risk” is misunderstood — and what smart capital is doing differently.
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What if film investing didn’t feel like a gamble?

Capital Meets Story is my new Substack on protecting capital while funding bold, meaningful stories.

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🌟 Introducing my company 727 Squared Entertainment. Our project "Barrage" tells the untold story of the only Black unit to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Follow us @727squared.bsky.social for updates & behind-the-scenes! 🎬 #Barrage #BlackHistory #WWII #IndieFilm

🌟 Hello everyone! 🌟
Excited to introduce "Barrage" - a powerful WWII drama I wrote and am producing about the only Black unit to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day overcoming tremendous odds in their battle against the Nazi war machine and systemic racism within. 🎬🇺🇸 #Barrage #BlackHistory #WWII