The Backlot Fund

Where the money comes from

A pitch that clears the Gate still needs paying for. Campaigns are opened here against a production, backed by members, and split the same way for the life of the work — creators, backers and the platform, stated up front and never traded on.

Campaigns opened
2
Raised across the lot
$457K
Backers on the record
11
Campaigns funded
1

Campaigns

Fathom — the feature

Open

A salvage diver hears her own voice coming back up through the wreck.

$412Kof $1.5M

27% of goal7 backersCloses Mar 31, 2027

Revenue split, for the life of the work

Creators 60%Backers 30%Platform 10%

The Understudy — short

Funded

Two actors, one part, and a mirror that will not behave.

$45Kof $45K

100% of goal4 backersCloses Nov 30, 2026

Revenue split, for the life of the work

Creators 65%Backers 25%Platform 10%