With the Sundance Film Festival starting up this week, what is the future of independent feature distribution? Theatrical run opportunities are strangely shrinking, streaming services are buying and burying more indies than ever, and the goalposts for independent film success keep moving. On today’s episode is Jess Fuselier, from the Sundance Institute, talking about forward-looking ways to assess an indie film’s distribution strategy, what to do if that answer doesn’t involve “theatrical,” why “transactional is dying,” how to get a film reviewed by an industry trade-paper for only $200 in targeted advertising, and, more than ever, why filmmakers shouldn’t wait for gatekeepers to give permission to make something. Fuselier is the senior manager of research and education for the Sundance Institute.