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The Current: The Creative Experiment

Designing the path from film to audience

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Jon Fitzgerald
May 03, 2026
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This week three pieces caught my attention for how clearly they point to a shift in independent film: the challenge isn’t just making the work, it’s designing how that work reaches an audience. One examines the growing disconnect between films and viewers, and the need for producers to think about audience earlier. Another pushes back on the idea that i…

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