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Ballast: DIY Distribution

 
“In the end, I’m really pleased that I cut this film myself, because that’s where it took form,” explains Lance Hammer, who used Final Cut Studio and a MacBook Pro to create and distribute his award winning film, Ballast. “The fact that I could load it on my laptop and cut at coffee shops or travel, essentially be anywhere and keep cutting film, I can’t tell you how much power you have when you can do that.” (link)

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