Community
Free forever
For anyone who makes, or wants to make, independent film.
- Lab Notes in your inbox
- Open community discussions
- Public Knowledge Base
- Sweat Equity & Actor’s Bill of Rights templates
Join the Lab
A place to belong, not to broadcast.
Feedback that costs something. Accountability that actually works. The resource of other people’s courage. Start free; go deeper when the work asks for it.
Talent
[PRICE] / month
For actors and on-camera talent building a body of work.
- Everything in Community
- Casting calls from Lab productions
- Self-tape & reel feedback
- Monthly performance workshop
Coming soon
Filmmaker
[PRICE] / month
For directors, writers, DPs, and editors with a project in motion.
- Everything in Community
- Rough-cut & script feedback rooms
- Full Knowledge Base + templates
- Workshop discounts
- Monthly live session with Joseph
Coming soon
Studio
[PRICE] / month
For small teams, collectives, and programs training filmmakers.
- Everything in Filmmaker, for up to [N] seats
- Private feedback room
- Quarterly production consult
- Priority on-site workshop booking
Coming soon
Paid tiers open soon. Join free now and you’ll be first to hear when they do.
How we treat each other
Four house rules.
Kindness
Notes are for the work, never the person. Say the true thing gently.
Collaboration
Nobody here is the lone genius. Credit flows to everyone who carried something.
Fairness
Deferred pay is still pay. Our Sweat Equity Agreement is the default on every Lab set.
Emotional honesty
The best work comes from people who feel safe enough to tell the truth on set.
The Community
The room is being built. Members get in first.
Rough cuts, half-finished scripts, feedback that costs something. The Lab’s community space is opening soon. Join free today and you’ll get the invite the moment the doors open.
Join freeQuestions
Is the free tier really free?
Yes. No trial, no card. Community membership stays free so nobody is priced out of belonging.
I don’t live near New York. Is there anything for me?
Everything except the in-person workshops is online, and those run in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Las Vegas.
Can I cancel a paid tier?
Anytime, from your account. You keep access through the end of the billing period.
Where does the community actually live?
It’s opening soon. Free members get the invite first, by email.