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The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out

2026-06-12 · 41 min · 9 entities

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  • → references Obsession book
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    money is distributed when an indie film is a big hit. They use Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ as an example to discuss how the financial waterfall flows, who profits the mo
  • → discusses Society & Culture concept
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    Feed category: Society & Culture
  • → hosted by The Ringer company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Ringer
  • → references paramountfyc.com website
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    Link in episode "The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out": http://paramountfyc.com/

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companys 3

  • mentioned The Ringer company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Ringer
  • mentioned Columbia University company
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    professor at Columbia University
  • hosted by The Ringer company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Ringer

books 2

  • mentioned Obsession book
    0.72
    evidence rules-v5
    money is distributed when an indie film is a big hit. They use Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ as an example to discuss how the financial waterfall flows, who profits the mo
  • references Obsession book
    0.61
    evidence rules-v5
    money is distributed when an indie film is a big hit. They use Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ as an example to discuss how the financial waterfall flows, who profits the mo

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  • mentioned Society & Culture concept
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    Feed category: Society & Culture
  • discusses Society & Culture concept
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    Feed category: Society & Culture

websites 2

  • mentioned paramountfyc.com website
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    Link in episode "The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out": http://paramountfyc.com/
  • references paramountfyc.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The ‘Obsession’ Windfall and How Indie Hits Pay Out": http://paramountfyc.com/
Episode description as stored
Matt is joined by film producer Mynette Louie, a cohead of creative producing and assistant professor at Columbia University, to explain how the money is distributed when an indie film is a big hit. They use Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ as an example to discuss how the financial waterfall flows, who profits the most and the least, and the state of indie film distribution (03:14). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about '24 Jump Street' (34:18). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Mynette Louie Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Matt PevicTheme Song: Devon Renaldo In this darkly comedic series, a love triangle ends in death. Watch now. Landman Season 2: for your Emmy consideration in all Drama Series categories. Visit http://ParamountFYC.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices