Spirit Award-winning, Emmy & Critics Choice-nominated producer + Columbia film professor. ROSEMEAD on VOD! THE HUNTRESS @ Sundance +more TK!https://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3msjvdka5b22vCome work with me! We have a rare job opening for a full-time professor of Creative Producing at Columbia's graduate film program! Check out the details here, and apply by 9/30: apply.interfolio.com/19069308 Aug 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjvdka5b22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mr4m26fzjc2qHow do you finance your first feature? That's the (sub-) 1 (to 5-ish) million dollar question! I'll be moderating a Zoom panel on it on 7/29, 8p ET/5p PT, and it's totally FREE! It won't be recorded, so register and join us: humanitasprize.org/industry-101-financing-10121 Jul 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4m26fzjc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mosqjj7qhk2fREAD THIS to know what it's like to be a Producer today. "I don’t know if there was ever a time when a producer could just produce, but I do know that time is not now." https://substack.com/home/post/p-20246900521 Jun 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosqjj7qhk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3moqqdgkm6c26After being interviewed by @nytimes.com, I was compelled yet again to write about #indiefilm issues illuminated by #Obsession. In fact, I wrote my very first Substack post abt em! Read it & click on a gift link to the NYT article @ mynette.substack.com: PROFIT SHARING & UNIONS IN INDEPENDENT FILM20 Jun 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqqdgkm6c26https://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mo2yvjpghs2qI spoke on The Town with Matt Belloni today about the obsession with #Obsession numbers, #indiefilm waterfalls, sharing profits with crew, and distribution woes. Take a look or listen! https://youtu.be/BUSzOxhGZ68?is=TUgW-0kZasyp0JXI https://youtu.be/BUSzOxhGZ68?is=TUgW-0kZasyp0JXI12 Jun 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2yvjpghs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mnlutlyynk26I cannot take any more of the incorrect info/assumptions about #Obsession math! So here's my public service to ya: a decent approximation of the waterfall based on my 2 decades of indie #producing. (Note: Focus took US rights & only some int'l, so I'm only including USBO to date.) You're welcome!06 Jun 2026 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlutlyynk26https://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mn65q6m5zk2vGr8 piece on James Harris & Mark Lane, producers 1st to believe in Curry Barker. Barker has been whisked away by Hollywood & already shot his next film wo them. Indie producers are 1st to invest resources in new talent. Hwood shld start rewarding us for it! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/meet-obsession-producers-tea-shop-1236608285/31 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn65q6m5zk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mmx66cs2ps2oMy directors who've made films w/o me said they missed having me around as partner invested in story w/whom to brainstorm creative solns & dream big. Passion for problem-solving & knowledge of how to make a movie is what separates Career Producers from credit hogs. tribecafilm.com/storytellingsummit28 May 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmx66cs2ps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mjiqqe73f22wCongratulations to Juan Devis on his new post as President of @filmindependent.org! I had the chance to meet him last week, and while I was a mess of emotions thinking of Josh Welsh, I was (and am) excited about Juan's vision for our beloved organization. ¡Vámonos! https://deadline.com/2026/04/film-independent-juan-devis-president-1236860190/15 Apr 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiqqe73f22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mgyjh6kcd222Producers: have you submitted your testimony to block the WBD/Paramount merger yet? Do it! To save artistry, originality & diversity in storytelling... blockthemerger.com#share-your-s...14 Mar 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyjh6kcd222https://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mfozbxhprc2mJoin us 3/5, 6:30p at @columbiasoa.bsky.social's Lenfest (615 W.129th St) for a FREE screening of Rosemead, followed by a conversation w/Eric Lin, Marilyn Fu & me mod. by Qin Gao of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Asian American Initiative. Register at https://www.lenfest.arts.columbia.edu/spring-2026-events/rosemead25 Feb 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfozbxhprc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mfl7zki26222Gr8 piece. DIY distribution is brutally hard & expensive. But so is filmmaking. "This might sound cynical, but the cottage industry that has grown around filmmaker-led, community-focused distribution may be offering false promises to a lot of filmmakers." https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/the-double-edged-sword-of-filmmaker24 Feb 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfl7zki26222https://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mf6ocm3tqk2f❤️ her! “'I’m a producer on it, but I didn’t know until 3 weeks in'...Seyfried said she then called a producer on the film, who informed her that her agent negotiated the credit on her behalf. 'It was one of those vanity credits,’cause I didn’t do sh*t to make that movie" https://deadline.com/2026/02/amanda-seyfried-didnt-know-ep-the-housemaid-1236728851/19 Feb 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6ocm3tqk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3me342wfuhc2bThanks Dear Producer for giving us producers the space to reflect on the #sundancefilmfestival and the state of #indiefilm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz8DlmJ2PiI05 Feb 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3me342wfuhc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mdvi5g5g6k2kIf you're in the @aajaofficial.bsky.social or @cuny.edu journalism school communities, come see ROSEMEAD this Wed @5p and chat with me & director Eric Lin after! RSVP at luma.com/jonxpp5d02 Feb 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvi5g5g6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mdtudipq7s2vSharing the L.A. Times panel I spoke on at Sundance. I didn't get to complete any of my sentences, but at least they put photos of The Huntress and Rosemead crews in here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPmUwpHupY02 Feb 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtudipq7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mdtghh4ggk2vThoughts on Sharon Waxman's NYT opinion piece? (Headline revision is mine.) What do you think we should do about this? Shrink our budgets (and scopes) even more? Advocate for more soft money? Democratize distribution and marketing (how?)? Stop making movies? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/sundance-indie-film-cinema.html?unlocked_article_code=1.I1A.ixiP.IcDEdZTVpOEY&smid=url-share&01 Feb 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtghh4ggk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mdm7g7t5ek2sSpeaking on Dear Producer's virtual Sundance roundtable this Sat, Jan 31 @ 11am PT / 2pm ET. Register for FREE at https://www.dearproducer.com/p/producers-roundtable-sundance-202630 Jan 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdm7g7t5ek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mdgpegifi22r"Its representation of the paranoia and fear in a society where a powerful, secretive minority can exploit and implicitly and explicitly terrorize the communities over which they have control feels very real and present." https://saltlakemagazine.com/review-the-huntress-la-cazadora/27 Jan 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgpegifi22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mcnkzwh2k22pThe wait is almost over! THE HUNTRESS 🏹 premieres in 5 days on opening day at the #SundanceFilmFestival: Thursday, Jan 22, 3p at the Library. 📖 See y'all soon in Park City! ➡️ Sales: United Talent Agency ➡️ Publicity: Cinetic17 Jan 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnkzwh2k22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mchxgs7kcs2r"Charlie's Angels" reunion/lovefest for Lucy Liu in ROSEMEAD! See it now in the theater new you! https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a69999860/lucy-liu-cameron-diaz-drew-barrymore-demi-moore-reunion-video-2026/15 Jan 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchxgs7kcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mc3lwkhsxk2sROSEMEAD now playing in 40+ theaters in 2 dozen cities. It's Certified Fresh on RT! “Enough can’t be said about Lucy Liu’s astonishing, naturalistic turn...At this moment in time, any truthful, heartfelt story abt America’s immigrant experience deserves our attn”-LAT https://www.fandango.com/rosemead-2025-242162/movie-overview10 Jan 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3lwkhsxk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3mbu2uxraok2jI'm speaking about ROSEMEAD and mental health on this virtual panel tonight 7p ET. Register for FREE and join us! https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wMBVMv-6RUKNqKc0-EFU7Q#/registration07 Jan 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu2uxraok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3majxa7wjz227RIP James Ransone. He played "Stan" the paparazzo in Aaron Katz's GEMINI. He was wonderful in Sean Baker's TANGERINE too. A great actor gone too soon. 😢 https://variety.com/2025/tv/obituaries-people-news/james-ransone-dead-ziggy-sobotka-the-wire-it-chapter-two-1236613869/22 Dec 2025 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3majxa7wjz227https://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3macgvqspo222Join us tomorrow night at The Museum of Modern Art's The Contenders series! It'll be the final ROSEMEAD screening of the year, before we reopen in theaters nationwide on January 9! https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/1102119 Dec 2025 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3macgvqspo222https://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3m7tgbb4kic2yROSEMEAD opens in Los Angeles today! Come to AMC Century City and chat with us! https://www.fandango.com/rosemead-2025-242162/movie-overview13 Dec 2025 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7tgbb4kic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3m7nplsnxs22wExcited to premiere THE HUNTRESS at the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival on Day One, opening the World Cinema Dramatic Competition! A Mexican thriller inspired by true events, the film is Suzanne Andrews Correa's feature directorial debut starring Adriana Paz! https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6932f99f1a5535603e91ab3810 Dec 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nplsnxs22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3m7jfgx4l5c2kCome hear about the 8-year journey to produce and release ROSEMEAD from me and Andrew Corkin this Thursday at 5p ET, courtesy of The Gotham. Register at link below. #producing https://rsvp.thegotham.org/1F12AE5E-7CD1-404A-BEFB2E0A25A40F9209 Dec 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7jfgx4l5c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mynette.bsky.social/post/3m7gcq3usvs2mBOOYAH! $50.2K, one of the top PTAs this yr! Theatrical releasing is critical to the survival of independently financed films. We can't rely on corporations to help us tell the wide range of our underrepresented stories that appeal universally. Next wkend, we take LA! https://deadline.com/2025/12/indie-film-box-office-lucy-liu-rosemead-kill-bill-rerelese-1236640817/07 Dec 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:yynnnm2xjmtpu73selsudcvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7gcq3usvs2m