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The Current: Indies Breaking Through

The Journey to Theaters and Beyond

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Jon Fitzgerald
Sep 13, 2025
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If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing

As autumn intensifies, indie film is under close examination: who gets picked by theaters, which films are still hunting distribution, and why certain creative networks remain gated. Below are three pieces that cut across those issues and offer different lenses on the everchanging indie ecosystem.

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