Indie Thriller Finds Its Audience at VODO.net

Another heartening example of online indie movie distribution success has been spied by Fast Company contributor Jenni Miller.

In this case, the filmmaker is Justin Eugene Evans, the movie is the 1972-set espionage drama A Lonely Place for Dying, and the savior is online portal VODO.net, which encourages viewers to make different levels of cash donations. Evans came to his new arrangement after somewhat surprising dealings with Hollywood:

Even with Oscar-nominated star James Cromwell (pictured) and the buzz-generating blitz of 39 film festivals, the filmmakers struggled to lock in a distribution deal.

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