Beer Wars Movie » enforcer http://BeerWarsMovie.Com In America, size matters. The bigger you are, the more power you have, especially in the business world. Director Anat Baron takes you on a no holds barred exploration of the U.S. beer industry that ultimately reveals the truth behind the label of your favorite beer. Told from an insider’s perspective, the film goes behind the scenes of the daily battles and all out wars that dominate one of America’s favorite industries. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:32:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Filmmaker as Enforcer http://BeerWarsMovie.Com/2009/08/27/filmmaker-as-enforcer/ http://BeerWarsMovie.Com/2009/08/27/filmmaker-as-enforcer/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:24:12 +0000 Anat http://BeerWarsMovie.Com/?p=886 Social media means no more secrets. I was surprised to see a screening of my film advertised and retweeted over the past few days. It was happening at a bar in San Diego. One problem. I knew nothing about it. No one contacted me. Or asked for permission.

You know that (annoying) FBI warning you get whenever you put in a DVD. The one that says that the DVD is "for home use only?" Well, it’s there for a reason. You see, even in this age of free content, intellectual property has value. Especially when you’re dealing with an independent filmmaker.

I made a movie. I invested my time (3 years) and money, took out loans to make a film about a topic I believed in. And I wanted it to look good, sound great and have entertainment value. So I paid professionals to get it right.  I hired a top level cinematographer, editor, composer, graphics designer, animators and others.  I hope the quality is reflected in the film. But I did all of this believing that at some point, I would make my money back because people would put value to what I created. And pay for it.

So while I would love to just give away my movie, please understand that it’s not possible. I don’t have a big distributor or studio behind me. So if you want to screen the film at your bar, homebrew club or to your class, please get in touch with me. I always try to work things out. After all, it’s a catch 22. While I need to make my money back, I also want to expose the film to as many people as possible. And please, don’t force me to become "The Enforcer." It takes the fun away from being "The Filmmaker."

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