Sign Here, Surrender There: The Hidden Cost of Streaming Deals for Independent Filmmakers
When a streaming platform offers an independent filmmaker a distribution deal, the contract often arrives with a price tag that has nothing to do with money. Across the industry, directors are discovering that the promise of wide audiences can come at the expense of the very creative autonomy that defined their work in the first place. This investigation examines the terms, the trade-offs, and the filmmakers choosing a harder path to preserve their vision.
