This week’s newsletter is coming a day late, because today’s article ran first in IndieWire (slightly edited). Check it our there or below:

For the past few weeks, practically every business involved in the film industry – from Studios to Platforms to Agencies to Filmmakers – has been signaling their support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and for waking up to the need to support more BIPOC filmmakers, films, artists, talent and causes. This is a great thing, especially if it leads to action as opposed to just talk.

But when it comes to a closely related cause – the #StopHateForProfit boycott of Facebook, the industry thus far has been pretty silent. This needs to change; the film industry needs to follow Magnolia Picture’s lead and join the #StopHateForProfit campaign, and fast. The campaign starts July 1, and as of this writing, it looks like the only film companies on the official list of companies boycotting Facebook in July are: Magnolia, the Coolidge Corner Theater, and somewhat tangentially, Verizon. More may add their names soon, but that’s a pretty low count. Where are the other indie distributors? The film festivals? The studios, broadcasters and platforms (especially)? Where are the nonprofits who support filmmakers, and run the Award shows? Where are we in the mix?