The traditional indie film system is hurting. This executive says he’s built a winning formula
LOS ANGELES — Chris McGurk saw the writing on the wall for the independent film business more than a decade ago. His distribution company Cinedigm released “Short Term 12,” starring Brie Larson, to rave reviews in 2013. Hardly anyone showed up to see it in theaters. “We probably lost $4 million on it,” McGurk told the Times. “At that point, I said, we gotta stop doing this. Let’s see if we can ...