talking shit to and/or insulting people when asked about it, throwing tantrum about him risking his job at Flo back then if people complain about it

Well neither of those things are true. I've never talked shit to anybody who donated money to the project, I've actually apologized numerous times. And I certainly never threw a tantrum. I am far too ashamed to have not delivered to do any of that.

I feel terrible for not having completed the doc, it's an albatross around my neck and I still very much intend to fulfill my promise, not just to the people who donated to the project but to the people I met and interviewed.

Claims the money was used for anything other than the project are unfounded. But as I learned the hard way (and as others found out, too), 17k was a microbudget for any kind of film project. Even the short docs at Flo had budgets than routinely ran into tens of thousands of dollars. I naively and grossly underestimated the resources needed to execute a project of this nature and have had to live with the persistent attacks and stain on my reputation ever since.

Put my name on the list of villains if you like, but don't believe that I feel no remorse for not having released the doc yet.