Launched in early 2010, The Film Collaborative (TFC) is the first non-profit committed to distribution education and facilitation of independent film. The titles below represent films for which TFC has provided distribution or marketing advice and/or advocacy, including sales representation, service theatrical releases, hybrid distribution, grassroots marketing, traditional marketing, digital aggregation or contract advice.

Directed by:Mark Kitchell
Starring:Paul Watson, Lois Gibbs, Robert Bullard, Martin Litton, and Mark Kitchell
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
In the twenty-first century, the idea that we are all connected is almost a cliché, though it is ...

Directed by:Jennifer Arnold
Starring:
Genre: Documentary
Two people separated by continents and cultures are linked by an act of generosity that changed a...
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Directed by:Ari Gold
Starring:Ari Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Adrian Grenier, and Shoshannah Stern
Genre: Comedy
A twentysomething misfit dedicates his life to giving the drummer some, even when the drums are o...
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Directed by:Jarreth Merz
Starring:
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
In late 2008, the people of the African nation of Ghana prepared to go to the polls and choose th...

Directed by:Madeleine Olnek
Starring:Lisa Haas, Susan Ziegler, Jackie Monahan, Cynthia Kaplan, and Dennis Davis
Genre: Science Fiction
On another planet, love is bad for the environment, so aliens come to Earth in search of bad rela...
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Directed by:Aurora Guerrero
Starring:Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso, Laura Patalano, JoaquÍn Garrido, and Dulce Maria Solis
With this auspicious feature film debut, Aurora Guerrero explores the complexities of a budding f...
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Directed by:Matthew Bate
Starring:Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitchell D., Raymond Huffman, Peter Haskett, and Daniel Clowes
Eddie Guerriero and Mitch Deprey were a pair of bohemian punk rock fans who moved from the Midwes...
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Directed by:Kirby Dick
Starring:
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick investigates the troubling epidemic of rape in the m...
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Directed by:Javier Fuentes-León
Starring:Cristian Mercado, Tatiana Astengo, Manolo Cardona, Atilia Boschetti, and José Chacaltana
Genre: Drama
A man struggles to come to terms with the unexpected consequences of a secret love in this drama ...
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Directed by:Musa Syeed
Starring:Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Mohammed Afzal Sofi, and Neelofar Hamid
Widely considered to be the crown jewel of Kashmir, Dal Lake is a sprawling aquatic community whe...

Directed by:Ondi Timoner
Starring:
Genre: Documentary
Dig! director Ondi Timoner returns to the documentary scene with this look at the dot-com exploit...
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Directed by:David Weissman
Starring:Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, and Eileen Glutzer
Genre: History [Nf]
In the 1970s, San Francisco had arguably the largest and most active gay community in America; it...
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Directed by:Ira Sachs
Starring:Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, David Anzuelo, Miguel del Toro, and Maria Dizzia
Keep the Lights On chronicles the emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addi...
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Directed by:Jody Shapiro
Starring:Prince Regent Michael of Sealand, Patri Friedman, Kevin Baugh, Hutt River, and Gregory Green
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
While you may have been taught in geography class that Australia is the only country that covers ...
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Directed by:Jonathan Lisecki
Starring:Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Charlie Barnett, Samantha Buck, and Louis Cancelmi
Genre: Drama
Jonathan Lisecki's comedy takes its inspiration from a short film of the same name that won sever...
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Directed by:P. David Ebersole
Starring:Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur, and Kurt Cobain
Genre: Music [Nf]
Filmmaker P. David Ebersole looks past the public train wreck of Courtney Love to focus his lens ...
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Directed by:Andrew Haigh
Starring:Tom Cullen, and Chris New
Genre: Drama
Two men wonder if they've found love or just had a drunken hookup in this drama from British dire...
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Directed by:Sheldon Larry
Starring:Ephraim Sykes, Miss Barbie-Q, Phillip Evelyn, James Alsop, and Andre Myers
Genre: Musical
A young man left to make his own way in the world finds a place where he belongs in this independ...
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Directed by:Cheryl Dunye
Starring:V.S. Brodie, Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, MJ, and Lisa Gornick
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
A funny, mysterious and humane generational anthem, THE OWLS is an experimental thriller/film noi...
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Directed by:Jeffrey Schwarz
Starring:Lily Tomlin, Armistead Maupin, Larry Kramer, Vito Russo, and Bruce Vilanch
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist a...

Directed by:Haim Tabakman
Starring:Ran Danker, Ravit Rozen, Tzahi Grad, and Zohar Strauss
Genre: Drama
A man who acknowledges a side of himself he's kept hidden for decades must decide between love, l...
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Directed by:Ira Sachs
Starring:Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, David Anzuelo, Miguel del Toro, and Maria Dizzia
Keep the Lights On chronicles the emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addi...
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Directed by:Mark Kitchell
Starring:Paul Watson, Lois Gibbs, Robert Bullard, Martin Litton, and Mark Kitchell
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
In the twenty-first century, the idea that we are all connected is almost a cliché, though it is ...

Directed by:Jennifer Arnold
Starring:
Genre: Documentary
Two people separated by continents and cultures are linked by an act of generosity that changed a...
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Directed by:Reuben Aaronson
Starring:Sissy Spacek, and Herbie Hancock
Narrated by Academy Award winners, Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, Amazon Gold is the disturbing...

Directed by:Jarreth Merz
Starring:
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
In late 2008, the people of the African nation of Ghana prepared to go to the polls and choose th...


Directed by:P. David Ebersole
Starring:Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur, and Kurt Cobain
Genre: Music [Nf]
Filmmaker P. David Ebersole looks past the public train wreck of Courtney Love to focus his lens ...
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Directed by:Jody Shapiro
Starring:Prince Regent Michael of Sealand, Patri Friedman, Kevin Baugh, Hutt River, and Gregory Green
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
While you may have been taught in geography class that Australia is the only country that covers ...
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Directed by:Chris Paine
Starring:Tim Robbins, Elon Musk, Bob Lutz, Carlos Ghosn, and Thomas Friedman
In 2006, filmmaker Chris Paine examined the short and troubled history of General Motors' EV1, an...
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Directed by:Matthew Bate
Starring:Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitchell D., Raymond Huffman, Peter Haskett, and Daniel Clowes
Eddie Guerriero and Mitch Deprey were a pair of bohemian punk rock fans who moved from the Midwes...
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Directed by:Kirby Dick
Starring:
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick investigates the troubling epidemic of rape in the m...
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Directed by:Jeffrey Schwarz
Starring:Lily Tomlin, Armistead Maupin, Larry Kramer, Vito Russo, and Bruce Vilanch
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist a...

Directed by:Ondi Timoner
Starring:
Genre: Documentary
Dig! director Ondi Timoner returns to the documentary scene with this look at the dot-com exploit...
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Directed by:David Weissman
Starring:Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, and Eileen Glutzer
Genre: History [Nf]
In the 1970s, San Francisco had arguably the largest and most active gay community in America; it...
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Directed by:Nicole Conn
Starring:John Heard, Morgan Fairchild, Barbara Niven, Jessica Clark, and Cathy Debuono
Genre: Drama
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Directed by:Eldar Rapaport
Starring:
Genre: Drama
AUGUST tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago pain...
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Directed by:Madeleine Olnek
Starring:Lisa Haas, Susan Ziegler, Jackie Monahan, Cynthia Kaplan, and Dennis Davis
Genre: Science Fiction
On another planet, love is bad for the environment, so aliens come to Earth in search of bad rela...
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Directed by:Haim Tabakman
Starring:Ran Danker, Ravit Rozen, Tzahi Grad, and Zohar Strauss
Genre: Drama
A man who acknowledges a side of himself he's kept hidden for decades must decide between love, l...
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Directed by:Negar Azarbayjani
Starring:Shayesteh Irani, Ghazal Shakeri, Homayoun Ershadi, Nima Shahrokh Shahi, and Maryam Boubani
Genre: Drama

Directed by:Jonathan Lisecki
Starring:Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Charlie Barnett, Samantha Buck, and Louis Cancelmi
Genre: Drama
Jonathan Lisecki's comedy takes its inspiration from a short film of the same name that won sever...
Available on

Directed by:P. David Ebersole
Starring:Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur, and Kurt Cobain
Genre: Music [Nf]
Filmmaker P. David Ebersole looks past the public train wreck of Courtney Love to focus his lens ...
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Directed by:Travis Mathews
Starring:Jesse Metzger, and Brenden Gregory
Jesse struggles to take responsibility for himself after a decade of treading water in freewheeli...

Directed by:Kieran Turner
Starring:Henry Rollins, Marc Almond, Joey Arias, Jayne County, and Joe Elliott
“The American Bowie,” “The True Fairy of Rock & Roll,” “Hype of the Year.” Known as the first ope...

Directed by:Matthew Mishory
Starring:James Preston, Dan Glenn, Dalilah Rain, Edward Singletary, Jr., and Erin Daniels
Joshua Tree, 1951 is a fearless, intimate portrait of James Dean on the cusp of becoming both a g...
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Directed by:Sheldon Larry
Starring:Ephraim Sykes, Miss Barbie-Q, Phillip Evelyn, James Alsop, and Andre Myers
Genre: Musical
A young man left to make his own way in the world finds a place where he belongs in this independ...
Available on

Directed by:Aurora Guerrero
Starring:Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso, Laura Patalano, JoaquÍn Garrido, and Dulce Maria Solis
With this auspicious feature film debut, Aurora Guerrero explores the complexities of a budding f...
Available on

Directed by:Cheryl Dunye
Starring:V.S. Brodie, Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, MJ, and Lisa Gornick
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
A funny, mysterious and humane generational anthem, THE OWLS is an experimental thriller/film noi...
Available on

Directed by:Matthew Bate
Starring:Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitchell D., Raymond Huffman, Peter Haskett, and Daniel Clowes
Eddie Guerriero and Mitch Deprey were a pair of bohemian punk rock fans who moved from the Midwes...
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Directed by:Brendan Fay
Starring:John McNeill, Bishop Gene Robinson, Kate Clinton, Ginny Appuzzo, and Rev. Nancy Wilson
A POW in Nazi Germany, Vietnam peace promoter, leading gay rights advocate and loving partner of ...

Directed by:Stephen Cone
Starring:Matt DeCaro, Molly Kunz, Tyler Ross, Allison Torem, and Sadieh Rifai
Genre: Drama
In a Baptist church community in Charleston, South Carolina, three teenage friends contemplate th...
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Directed by:Chris Arnold
Starring:
TRANS is an extraordinary documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations in betw...

Directed by:Javier Fuentes-León
Starring:Cristian Mercado, Tatiana Astengo, Manolo Cardona, Atilia Boschetti, and José Chacaltana
Genre: Drama
A man struggles to come to terms with the unexpected consequences of a secret love in this drama ...
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Directed by:Jim Hubbard
Starring:
UNITED IN ANGER: A HISTORY OF ACT UP explores the story of ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash ...

Directed by:Jeffrey Schwarz
Starring:Lily Tomlin, Armistead Maupin, Larry Kramer, Vito Russo, and Bruce Vilanch
Genre: Culture & Society [Nf]
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist a...

Directed by:David Weissman
Starring:Ed Wolf, Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, and Eileen Glutzer
Genre: History [Nf]
In the 1970s, San Francisco had arguably the largest and most active gay community in America; it...
Available on

Directed by:Andrew Haigh
Starring:Tom Cullen, and Chris New
Genre: Drama
Two men wonder if they've found love or just had a drunken hookup in this drama from British dire...
Available on

Directed by:Ira Sachs
Starring:Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, David Anzuelo, Miguel del Toro, and Maria Dizzia
Keep the Lights On chronicles the emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addi...
Available on
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