Between Devotion and Rebellion
Sarah Benjamin in conversation with Oscar Bloomfield
AMAUTEUR
A boutique newslabel (label + magazine) that makes, releases and writes about movies and music.
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Announcing The Line-Up For AMAUTEUR Hour, Vol. 1
New films and performances by a bunch of my favorite artists. One week from today. Be there or be square.
RSVP for 'AMAUTEUR Hour, Vol. 1' on July 20
A free movie-centric variety show featuring new work by some of the grooviest filmmakers in NYC
🤖 ROBOT BABY 🤖 World Premiere
Check out the first ever Filmstack community-made music video!
You're Invited To The Filmstack X Tribeca Meet-Up
Bringing together filmstackers with like-minded film folks not yet on the 'stack. A collab with the Tribeca Film Festival!
"Given how broken things are with the industry and distribution, I think it’s madness not to experiment."
A conversation with Alain Martin, writer/director of "The Forgotten Occupation"
"WTF is #FilmStack and NonDē?"
May 6 @ artXnyc. Be there or be square.
"What if we treated the film festival circuit like the theatrical distribution of the film?"
Chatting with Cameron S. Mitchell ahead of the NYC premiere of his new documentary
Contribute To A Community-Made Music Video
Send us original and archival (public domain) footage and we'll use it in the video for the first single from Famous Letter Writer's upcoming EP
Making "Lost Cause" || Chapter 4
A producer's checklist of (almost) everything that must be done in pre-production for a low-budget narrative feature film (with examples + downloadable one-page PDF)
Insider Trading
To announce a (real) new project by AMAUTEUR, I created a trade publication as fake as the rest of ‘em
The Definitive Film Festival Guide
Save yourself time, money and headaches
How To Cast A Movie, Regardless Of Budget (Chapter 3)
Four casting case studies plus a guide for casting your own movie
AMAUTEUR Boards Short Film "Meow" Ahead Of NYC Premiere
The movie will screen twice on Sunday, February 22 in Manhattan. Don't miss it!
Don't Play Their Game
Selling out is neither moral nor cool
Birth Of The Newslabel
Looking back on AMAUTEUR's first nine months, a taste of what's to come in 2026 and officially introducing paid subscriber tiers
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things
Ten new films I liked a lot, the Substack writers and efforts that inspired me most, and one episode of television that blew my mind
First Footage From "Racquet Club"
Challenge 8? Challenge 9? Its own thing? All of the above? You decide.
What Filmmakers Need From a Digital Distribution Platform, and What Filmmakers Should Promise in Return
We need an equitable, open-to-all VOD storefront accessible across Smart TVs and streaming players. Once this happens, we should move our films to this new platform and limit their exposure elsewhere.
“I’m the least difficult of men. All I want is boundless love.”
A conversation with M.I. Devine of Famous Letter Writer