The Sentient.Omnibus project will screen "In Full Bloom" in June. The film follows a Vietnamese immigrant mourning the loss of her
partner. (Courtesy Maegan Houang)
Over the last few decades, independent film distribution has dissolved into a murky mess. That mess leaves audiences and filmmakers at a loss for how to find each other. There are film festivals, streaming platforms, the occasional theatrical release. But no simple path emerges, especially for films that push the boundaries of form and content.
For example, imagine an array of voices helping to tell a story about immigration. The images do not reveal faces but instead focus on cramped train interiors, as in the 2019 documentary feature “No Data Plan.” Intrigued by films like this and the modes of access filmmakers have (and don’t have) to get work like it seen, Keisha N. Knight says she became “really interested in distribution as a means of changing things.”