Invest in Soup Bitch Feature Film

The story pulls from many real experiences in Writer / Director Robbie Snow’s life including those from his year working in a soup restaurant. Many of the characters, settings, and unflattering truths come from that time within his life. While the film’s tonal blend is unique, the tale of the ambitious outsider has proven viable and resonant throughout the years. Similar films include Good Time, Night Crawler, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, and even After Hours.

Our particular story will resonate with audiences for a few key reasons: Its blend of off kilter comedy will draw in and disarm audiences only to sweep them into a final half equal parts empathetic and thrilling. It will also explore the struggle for connection over platforms in which persona is paramount. Lastly, Soup Bitch explores the complicated nature of heroism in the modern age, questioning the nature of a 'hero' in a world that seems to have moved beyond them.

We have a talented team who have worked on blockbuster movies, award winning shorts, and independent features. With our small budget and big story, the potential for ROI is significantly higher. We’ll be taking advantage of our powerful network of talent both in front of and behind the camera, as well as the inherent production value of the city of Los Angeles. Staying within the city not only allows us to take advantage of the world’s foremost talent pool but it will provide us the opportunity to show a side of Los Angeles we’ve not seen represented on film: one beyond the palm trees. This is the kind of independent movie that we look forward to bringing to an audience.

FINANCING STRUCTURE 

• $500,000 Needed, with a minimum equity raise budget of $350,000 to greenlight the movie. 

• Limited liability company structure. 

• Investors recoup principal in first position from 100% of Adjusted Gross Proceeds. 

• Investors receive a 25% preferred return from 100% of Adjusted Gross 

Proceeds 

• After Deferments, if any, investors receive their respective proportionate share of 50% of Adjusted Gross Proceeds. The remaining 50% of the Adjusted Gross Proceeds shall be distributed amongst all third-party profit participants (Including, but not limited to, cast, crew, producers and director). 

The filmmakers and producers will use their reasonable best efforts to complete the film on time and on budget. The film will not begin active pre production, and no capital will be spent until the producing team has secured the minimum equity raise budget through finance agreements and escrow. At the end of post-production, any cost savings will be retained and earmarked for marketing and distribution support. If Soup Bitch is sold to a buyer who is responsible for marketing and distribution, any unused funds will be used to cover any outstanding delivery costs to such buyer or licensee. Any additional tax reimbursements collected after the sale of the movie that were not previously cash-flowed to use towards production expenses will be distributed back to investors. 

Proceeds will be allocated as follows:

First, to the payment of all actual business expenses, production expenses, distribution expenses (including third party sales fees and expenses), and any other approved costs incurred to produce, complete and market the film; this would include applicable union and guild residuals and sales commissions (usually around 3% since SAG only.)

Second, to the Equity Investors, on a pro-rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their respective capital investments, until each Equity Investor has received an additional 

25% of their invested capital (125% total);  

Third, to the payment of any unpaid creative deferments which will not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000); 

Fourth, any remaining proceeds (“the Backend”) shall be distributed as follows: fifty percent (50%) to the Equity Investors (who will share this fifty percent (50%) on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their respective capital investments); and fifty percent (50%) to the filmmaker/producers, who will share from this fifty percent (50%) any points owed to actors and other crew and talent involved in the production. 

Investors in Soup Bitch will also enjoy the opportunity to attend premieres, wrap parties, cast-and-crew screenings, film-festival screenings, and other special events, as well as an on-screen credit for themselves or their chosen entity, depending on the level of investment. 

Soup Bitch can be considered a “double bottom line” investment, in that it provides investors with the potential not only for personal and corporate financial returns, but also for community-based social and cultural returns as well.  

The revenue of a movie is linked to its distribution. In the case of independent movies, the filmmakers usually sell the project upon its completion to a distribution company.  The ideal scenario is to get an advance or “Minimum Guarantee” (aka MG) that covers either all or a significant portion of the budget by the distribution company. Distribution deals generally (but not always) involve some form of advance and then distribution terms (distributor recoups expenses, which may be capped, and then splits net proceeds).  

Usually, the distribution phase for an independent film occurs around two years after the initial greenlight of the movie. In the case of Soup Bitch, we aim to enter production Q1 of 2025 and release the film by the end of 2025. 

We hope you'll join us as in bringing our film to the big screen.