Why Indie Filmmakers Can't Make a Living Anymore with Producer Alex Saks

31 Mar 2025 • 33 min • EN
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We're debuting a new series on the Toolkit feed; a look into some of the challenges and opportunities facing independent filmmakers in 2025. First up, we sit down with veteran producer Alex Saks, to dig into why even our most successful independent filmmakers are struggling to make a living right now. If directors like Sean Baker and Brady Corbet can work with the best indie studios, get great reviews, win awards, and STILL can't make rent, what does that mean for indie filmmaking as a whole? Watch the entire interview here: https://youtu.be/KTMP36_o-sk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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