A position, not a pitch. Most films do not fail because they are bad. They fail because no one knows they exist.
Ninety-nine percent of films will never be seen. Not because they are bad. Because no one knows they exist. A film does not begin when it is finished. It begins when it is seen. Access is everywhere now. Attention is not. Anyone can publish, which is exactly why being found is harder than it has ever been. Before anything else, there is Official Selection. A laurel is not decoration. It is a signal that cuts through the noise. Vol 001 takes a position. Film festivals are not outdated. Thinking they are optional is.
Where films and filmmakers live on.