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Ephemeral for no good reason: the waste of documentary and independent films

email   discuss By Rick Prelinger

The wide availability of inexpensive and user-friendlier production tools has finally brought us closer to the long-deferred dream of mass moving image authorship. But while many (though not all) obstacles to production have crumbled, distribution problems are escalating.

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• Digital Futures: A Need-to-Know Policy Guide for Independent Filmmakers
• Answers to Common IP Questions for the Independent Documentary Filmmaker

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