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When creative collectives face institutional opportunities

Our film collective started because we all felt shut out of traditional funding but now that we're getting attention, we're disagreeing about whether to stay independent or pitch to streaming platforms, and it feels like we're arguing about integrity when really we're arguing about money.

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