Just a reminder…

The Investorless Feature Film Course is Live Inside the Community Alright, filmmakers — this is the big one. The full Investorless Feature Film course (aka The Indie Film Flywheel) is now live in the Classroom tab. If you’ve been serious about making your first feature — without waiting for permission, investors, or “someday” — this is the step-by-step roadmap you’ve been looking for. Why you should take it (right now): 🎯 Clarity: Learn the only replicable career strategy that works for actors, writers, and directors — making a small, personal feature with the resources you already have. 🔥 Speed: Cut years of trial-and-error and get from idea → finished film faster than you thought possible. 📈 Momentum: Build a career flywheel where every film fuels the next — bigger audience, better collaborators, and more opportunities each time. 🚫 No Fundraising Required: Avoid the endless investor hunt. This approach is designed to keep you creating now, not waiting. 🤝 Collaboration: Learn how to attract the right collaborators without begging or chasing — and why the right people will want to work with you. 💡 Proven Examples: See how filmmakers like Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Robert Rodriguez, and Sean Baker used this exact principle to break into the industry. Plus, there’s a $500 reward if you finish in 5 days. This isn’t just a gimmick. I want to keep this community lean and full of action-takers. If you finish on time, you’ll unlock a filmmaking tool I’ve only shared with my private clients. This course is $1, but will be sold online for $47. Just to find filmmakers that are serious. 👉 Go to the Classroom tab now and click “Investorless Feature Film” to begin. Let’s get that first film in the can. – AJ Rome

Will I use this strategy? Yes If yes, what are my 3 biggest roadblocks? Probably coming up with a screenplay that would last an hour (feature film runtime). I’m a very perfectionist writer so having to write a screenplay for a micro-budget film feels like a challenge. As of now, I’m writing a horror screenplay, and a handful of scenes take place during the night inside a house. I’m probably going to have trouble finding someone who can stay up at night, as well as asking my parents for permission to film in the house (where the screenplay takes place).

My biggest takeaway is that making movies is the best way to prove to people that you have what it takes to make movies full time, like working out and building up muscles to play football. My biggest concern/challenge is; I’ve been told that funding a film yourself is not a good idea, because it’s very unlikely that you’ll ever make that money back. My biggest challenge is finding a story that I can make on a micro-budget, but also a story that is engaging and thrilling.

1. What’s one “Lottery System” you’ve tried? -I submitted a screenplay to The Black List during a Nicholl Fellowship Competition. 2. What did it cost you (money, time, energy)? >$130 3. What’s your biggest takeaway from this video? The best way to get into film is to make one. And also film schools are a waste of money (imo).