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What's the point of only releasing a documentary in a very small number of theaters rather than streaming it on the Internet?

There are release requirements for some awards, such as the Academy Awards and NY Film Critics Circle awards. This might be the biggest in-theatre release they could get and they went with it for ...
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What's the point of only releasing a documentary in a very small number of theaters rather than streaming it on the Internet?

A limited release is usually a way to combine minimum financial risks with some maximum "bush telegraph" effect. Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a ...
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A question on a quote from "Richard Deacon - In Between"

The video you posted is unavailable, but it seems the trailer contains the quote you're talking about (at timestamp 0:15): I'm pretty sure what Deacon says is What's ...
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