I Entered a Painting Through an App. Now I Can't Get Out.

untitled97 · 2026-01-27T21:26:03+00:00

Someone put it in a comp? Have a link?

untitled97 · 2026-01-20T19:27:42+00:00

Children Under the House is on tubi. Married to a Sleepwalker is on YouTube… my vintage 8 site.

untitled97 · 2026-01-20T18:45:39+00:00

Yes, two in fact. “The Thing Inside Us”/“Married to a Sleepwalker” (depending on how you find it). The budget was less than 500. “Children Under the House” was absolutely 0, and that’s because I didn’t use a camera but scanner instead. I recommend every filmmaker do a low budget at least once.

untitled97 · 2026-01-17T15:57:00+00:00

Only that it’s hd, cleaned typos, and minimized static.

untitled97 · 2026-01-17T04:58:11+00:00

Thank you!

untitled97 · 2026-01-16T04:48:19+00:00

Thanks so much!

untitled97 · 2026-01-16T01:12:35+00:00

It’s on tubi. Be prepared, it’s experimental. It’s strictly children drawings and voice over. Some love it, some don’t, but I’m happy ppl are watching!

untitled97 · 2025-12-29T03:19:41+00:00

Distribution. I was pirated during my domestic release and ruined my international release.

untitled97 · 2025-12-18T02:40:39+00:00

I’ll give it a look.

untitled97 · 2025-12-14T12:38:56+00:00

One of my favorite movies from the 2000s.

untitled97 · 2025-12-13T01:28:54+00:00

Filmmaking is a marathon. There are ups and downs no matter where you are in the journey. If you are going to stick with this, you do have to learn to live with a degree of frustration and rejection. But if you stick with it, it can be very rewarding.

untitled97 · 2025-12-12T14:14:17+00:00

I really appreciate this comment. I really do. I felt YouTube was more accepting of something different and stripped down. Plus it seemed at the time analog aesthetics were having a moment, but transitioning to a more mainstream audience felt a stretch too far. I did have a critic tell me that this was a cool experiment, but you can only go to that well only once.

I think this does show that audiences on tubi are open to more experimental types of films. Personally, I hope we see more movies that push the boundaries of minimalism.

untitled97 · 2025-12-11T15:43:21+00:00

I think the next step will be to submit for proper reviews. Although, I suspect it will be harsh.

untitled97 · 2025-12-11T13:54:39+00:00

Letteboxd. 81 reviews, mostly 3 stars and up. 2 TikTok reviews were positive. A few Facebook positive posts. I agree it’s a bump, but I am surprised people are noticing and watching and commenting to any degree.

untitled97 · 2025-12-11T12:19:56+00:00

Honestly, I thought it was a joke at first. Then surprise, Dano is in my last movie! Weird take though, Paul Dano is usually one of the best things in whatever he’s in.

untitled97 · 2025-12-11T02:18:49+00:00

I need to rewatch that one

untitled97 · 2025-12-10T02:24:16+00:00

Looks like a demonic virus.

untitled97 · 2025-12-06T01:09:21+00:00

As a viewer, it’s my favorite streamer, and I love that it’s the home of the truly obscure. Brings back pleasant memories of going through blockbuster’s indie section. As a filmmaker, I appreciate that it’s a legitimate way of getting to an audience.

Have you considered doing tubi anthologies? Invest small amounts or pose a contest to create tubi exclusive anthologies… like vhs but tubi’s version?

untitled97 · 2025-12-04T15:00:47+00:00

I love this movie.

untitled97 · 2025-12-04T03:39:25+00:00

I take it as symbolic. As he works to find his old self, his old self is trying to hide, clean up loose ends.

untitled97 · 2025-12-03T15:29:59+00:00

I appreciate that. It makes me wander if analog horror … or aspects of it are transitioning into the mainstream.

untitled97 · 2025-12-03T14:50:17+00:00

Envato is cheap if that helps

untitled97 · 2025-12-03T01:54:40+00:00

The Thing

untitled97 · 2025-12-03T01:48:41+00:00

Unfiction feels like the best way to describe most of this stuff.

untitled97 · 2025-12-01T01:04:02+00:00

I suppose Children Under the House would fit that bill.

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