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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-06T19:10:03.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nRecorded live at Sundance, this episode of the No Film School Podcast features a wide-ranging roundtable on the current state of independent film exhibition. Host GG Hawkins speaks with festival programmers, exhibitors, and platform founders about what’s broken in the exhibition ecosystem, what’s actually working better than people realize, and how community-driven models—from art houses to new distribution tools—are reshaping how films are discovered, shown, and sustained beyond the festival circuit.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**In this episode, we****discuss:**\n\n  * Why art house cinemas and film festivals remain vital community hubs\n  * The realities of audience-building beyond “market festivals” and multiplexes\n  * How filmmakers can rethink distribution, touring, and self-exhibition\n  * New tools and platforms helping filmmakers navigate submissions and discovery\n  * The rise of alternative distribution models, including physical media reimagined\n  * Why shorts, community producers, and collaboration matter more than ever\n  * How filmmakers and exhibitors can work together more effectively\n  * What a sustainable film community could look like in 2026\n\n\n\n**Guests:**\n\n  * _Ash Cook_ – Programmer, Sundance Film Festival; Festival Director, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival; Founder & CEO, Video.Storage\n  *  _Tony Gapastone_ – Founder & Executive Director, Bravemaker\n  *  _Lela Meadow-Conner_ – Interim Executive Director, Art House Convergence; Co-founder, The Popcorn List\n  *  _Tyler Knohl_ – Co-founder, Hiike; Assistant Director, Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival\n  *  _Brynne Norquist_ – Co-founder & CEO, Hiike\n  *  _Aidan Dick_ – COO, Video.Storage; Programmer, Frameline Film Festival\n\n\n\n****\n\n****\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Subscribe to the No Film School Podcast on:**\n\n  * Apple Podcasts\n  * Spotify\n  * Google\n\n\n\nGet your question answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.com\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n_Listen to more episodes of the No Film School podcast right here:_",
  "title": "The Indie Exhibition Problem (And the People Fixing It)"
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