Sell Your Own Damn Movie!

"While Kaufman fills his book with wacky anecdotes and reprints of goofy emails with his editor, there are occasional glimpses at the man behind the personality. Lloyd is a highly educated and very shrewd man who has spent the majority of his life fighting for the 'little guy'. As the chair for IFTA, he battles for net neutrality and equality to artists regardless of privilege.

"Some may know and love him best as the co-founder of Troma, Tromadance and the creator of The Toxic Avenger. Others may recognize him as the purveyor of breakthrough talent like the creators of "South Park," Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

"Lloyd Kaufman is the man largely synonymous with Troma Entertainment, known for its creation and distribution of low-budget horror (and otherwise generally cheesy) flicks like Toxic Avenger and Poultrygeist. And he's damn proud of it. As he should be: Troma is responsible for giving Matt Stone and Trey Parker, Oliver Stone, and Billy Bob Thornton their movie debuts as actors and/or directors.

"Forget the studios and national distribution, Lloyd counsels; try for week long runs at small theaters. He provides some advice for promotion and also gives examples of money/ terms to expect i.e. get a deposit against a percentage of the gross. And, Don't forget to get everything in writing. He also explains how to lose $40,00 on $30,000 of ticket sales.

"Last night, Kaufman descended on NYC's famed Strand Book Store to a packed house of Troma fans, independent filmmakers, and wide-eyed onlookers.

"In addition to Lloyd's warped sense of humor, and ability to digress, this book includes a lot of interviews and stories from people who - somehow - made a bit of a success of themselves.

"In a series to help aspiring filmmakers to realize their dreams and make the best of a financially challenged situation.

"Covers everything you need to do to get your finished film seen by festival-goers, movie-goers, DVD-buyers and web-goers around the world.

"This is purely a suggestion for the filmmakers out there. I find his own brand of film school books to be full of equal parts valuable information and hilarious insights into the life of the independent artist.

"SELL YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE covers everything you need to do to get your finished film seen around the world. Kaufman recounts his own frontline stories of how Troma Entertainment has successfully distributed movies for over 35 years, and devotes equal time to insightful interviews with distribution pros.

"Underground film making icon Lloyd Kaufman, the President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of 'The Toxic Avenger,' as well as  'Terror Firmer,' 'Tromeo and Juliet' and 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead,' will discuss his extremely humorous and informative new book, Sell Your Own Damn Movie. Sell Your Own Damn Movie! covers everything you need to do to get your finished film seen by festival-goers, movie-goers, DVD-buyers and web-goers around the world.

"While his sense of humor may not be everyone's cup of tea, one cannot discount the breadth of knowledge he brings to the table when it comes to making a career in independent cinema. Each one of his books have been inspiring and informative, but equally realistic and sobering, with this volume proving to be the most eye-opening of all. In his previous books, we met the passionate, eccentric filmmaker side of Lloyd Kaufman, but, in Sell Your Own Damn Movie, we get to see the shrewd businessman that he truly is. You'll read chapters of this book and shake your head in amazement at just how much this tenacious little fella's been able to accomplish for all of these years without so much as a single suit looking over his shoulder (at least not one that he didn't hire to keep him reeled in). Like all of the books in the "Damn" series, Sell Your Own Damn Movie should be considered essential reading for anyone considering a career in film, especially those who are making/have made a movie they intend to shop around outside the mainstream. This book is chock full of sound advice delivered in an easily digestible, humorous, and, most importantly, practical-yet-realistic fashion.