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This week, another significant investor came on board.

Interest around this film has been building faster than we expected. So I'll break down exactly where we are:

Our full budget is $990,000. But $100,000 of that is promotion and advertising -- money spent after there's a movie, on a separate timeline. The number that actually rolls cameras is $890,000.

We have $840,000 committed.

That's $50,000 from greenlight. Two commitments at the 25K minimum. Two.

Which means whoever joins now will be the reason this movie exists this year instead of next. A decision our team will make this coming week.

On the risk side, here are the facts. 95% of what we need to shoot is committed, including a Washington Filmworks incentive allocation previously approved. The development risk, the part where most indie films quietly die, is behind us. Script locked. Location chosen. November-December schedule set. One of our producers, Sean, is scheduling casting meetings in LA to acquire recognizable and talented actors, while our other producer, Jonathan Caso, is ready to crew up here in WA. There is no version of this where the money goes in and the film doesn't get made.

Something is happening in the film world right now. We believe the next few years belong to independent films and we intend to be one of films that proves it.

There is a short list of seats left. And a short amount of time.

Feel free to reach out if you are curious to learn more about The Absence of Violet. Our team is open to connect with those with questions about this film or this industry.

Thanks for bringing us so near the finish line.

Jack

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This week, another significant investor came on board.

Interest around this film has been building faster than we expected. So I'll break down exactly where we are:

We have $840,000 committed.

That's $50,000 from greenlight. Two commitments at the 25K minimum. Two.

Which means whoever joins now will be the reason this movie exists this year instead of next. A decision our team will make this coming week.

We are not a team that makes films and hopes. Sean Patrick Burke of 222 Pictures has spent his career on the distribution side of this business. We know how these films get sold, who buys them, and what makes a title recoup. We've done it before. That's why we structured","displayContentPlain":"This week, another significant investor came on board. Interest around this film has been building faster than we expected. So I'll break down exactly where we are: Our full budget is $990,000. But $100,000 of that is promotion and advertising -- ...","metadata":{"audienceFilters":{"vips":false,"primary":true,"followers":false},"sendNotifications":true},"emailStats":null,"poll":null},"user":null,"backPath":null}