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    For fledgling filmmakers, ‘open screen’ cracks open the Hollywood dream

    Sep 24, 2018 2 minutes
    A man buys a ticket for an open screen event at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, Mass., on June 12. Throughout much of the year, the Coolidge Corner Theater holds open screen nights every month, during which several movies, each under 10 minutes, are aired.

    Of all the ingredients that go into a movie – actors, lighting, costumes – one isn’t guaranteed: an audience.  

    But a concept called open screen is changing that by inviting up-and-coming filmmakers to screen their short films to test audiences at independent theaters across the country. Consider it an open mic night for filmmakers. Directors are guaranteed an audience, and with it, feedback that can help them hone their craft. 

    How Main Street does open screen

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