The Martini Shot
An existential comedy that follows an ailing movie director as he shoots what he believes to be his final work of art. What starts out as a normal movie ends up being an exploration of mortality and one's profound effect on the world.
A platform with skin in the game
Own a slice of the film, not just a ticket.
Fractional film investing splits a film's financing into small, regulated equity stakes — so the people who'd buy the ticket can also own the upside.
What it is
A fractional investment is a small, real ownership stake in a film. Instead of one investor writing a $1M check, hundreds of backers each take a slice — from $25 up. You're on the cap table, not a tip jar.
How it works
Pick a film, pick your stake. If the campaign hits its goal, your pledge converts into a fractional security and your money goes into production. If it doesn't hit goal, you owe nothing. When the film earns, you earn pro-rata.
Why it's legal
Every offering runs through Fraction Kings under SEC Regulation Crowdfunding. They handle KYC, escrow, disclosures, and quarterly statements. You get the same investor protections as any regulated securities offering.
Investing in film carries real risk. Only invest what you're comfortable losing. See our risk disclosure for full details.
Every film becomes its own economic system.
Behind every pledge is a two-layer framework — one built for the audience, one built for the system. Together they turn a film into a structured, participatory asset.
All-or-nothing financing
A project only activates once it's fully funded. No partial budgets, no half-made films, no capital deployed until the full stack is in place.
Non-speculative & non-tradable
Your participation is tied to a specific film's real-world performance — not a secondary market. No day-trading, no flipping, no speculation.
Compliant by design
Every offering is structured upfront and managed by our regulated fractionalization partners. Transparent terms, defined allocations, jurisdictional coverage.
Closed-loop economics
Revenue from streaming, licensing, and distribution flows back through the platform to participants — for the entire lifecycle of the film.
A $1M film, 20,000 participants, $50 a REEL.
Instead of one financier writing a million-dollar check, the budget is distributed across thousands of backers. Once the campaign is fully funded, production begins immediately and distribution on Indie Planet is guaranteed. Revenue from streaming, licensing, and events flows back through the platform to participants.
Illustrative example. Actual film budgets, REEL prices, and allocations vary per offering and are disclosed upfront.
Pick a stake. See what a modest hit looks like.
Indie films don't need to be blockbusters to pay back. This is a modest-case scenario — festival run, streaming deal, modest theatrical. The real returns model with downside, base, and upside lives inside.
How a small pledge becomes a real ownership stake.
Every backer walks the same five steps. No middlemen pocketing your money, no perks-only "tip jar" — a regulated path from pledge to equity to payout.
- STEP 01
You pledge
From $25. No money moves yet — your card is authorized, not charged.
- STEP 02
Held in escrow
Fraction Kings holds all pledges in a regulated escrow account.
- STEP 03
Goal hit
If the campaign closes funded, your pledge clears. If not, $0 charged.
- STEP 04
Equity issued
You're on the cap table — a real fractional security, not a perk.
- STEP 05
Stream + earn
Watch on Indie Planet, get quarterly statements, share in revenue.
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Every film funded on Indie Planet gets first-window streaming on our platform — backers see the films they invested in before anyone else, with lifetime access included. Indie Planet also pays licensing fees and revenue-share to the films in our library, so your investment isn't just equity in production — it's equity in a streaming platform that actively licenses what it hosts.
Back the films you want made
Pick a film, choose a tier from $25 to $25k. Funds are held in escrow until the campaign hits goal. You're a real investor with a real share.
Watch them on Indie Planet
Funded films premiere on Indie Planet's streaming service — early-access screening rooms for backers, full library access, and lifetime viewing of every film you've backed. Indie Planet pays licensing fees to the films we stream, turning the platform into a real distribution revenue stream for your investment.
The most artist-driven streaming service in the world.
Curated by filmmakers, not algorithms. Originals, restored classics, masterclasses, and the films our community helped fund — all in one home.
Fractional film investing, in four steps.
Indie Planet is a marketplace where everyday investors can take a real stake in independent films — legally, transparently, and across a diversified slate. Built in partnership with Fraction Kings.
Browse the slate
Explore vetted indie films in active financing. Watch trailers, read the pitch, meet the filmmaker — and see exactly where every dollar goes.
Pick your stake
Back a single film or spread across many with a Patron Pass subscription. Minimums start at $25 — fractional means you choose the level.
Fraction Kings handles the legal
Our partner Fraction Kings runs the SEC-compliant offering, paperwork, and escrow. All-or-nothing: funds are only released when a film hits goal.
Earn alongside the film
Films stream on Indie Planet and across distribution. Backers get revenue share, perks, credits, and quarterly statements once the film starts earning.
What could a stake return?
A rough model based on typical indie economics. Move the sliders to see how the math changes — this is for illustration, not a projection.
Three pillars. Stacked together, they cover the budget.
No single source does it alone. Tax credits, streaming licensing, and theatrical/MGs each cover roughly a third — combined, they put the film at breakeven before release.
By organising financing, distribution and marketing under one roof, Indie Planet protects both filmmaker and investor from the opaque accounting and inflated fees of old-fashioned distributors — so films are set up to be seen globally and succeed financially.
Produced in jurisdictions offering 25–40% production tax credits and rebates. Government incentives that directly reduce the recoupable budget.
Indie Planet's streaming platform pays out per region across 40 countries. Licensing fees lock in another 30-40% of the budget through guaranteed distribution.
Pre-negotiated theatrical windows and minimum guarantees in non-streaming territories lock in the final ~30% — contracted in advance, not speculated.
Built within the rules — not around them.
Indie Planet operates a closed-loop investment platform under U.S. crowdfunding frameworks (Reg CF & Reg A+), with all transactions cleared through a FINRA-registered broker-dealer partner. Funds are held in escrow and only released when a campaign hits its goal.
SEC-recognized crowdfunding exemptions for retail investors.
All payments processed through a licensed broker-dealer.
Pledges held in escrow; charged only if the film closes its round.
REELs are compliant equity units — not securities tokens or NFTs.
"Indie Planet was indispensable in us getting The Martini Shot funded. It's simply the best and fastest way to raise money in today's independent world."
Back a slate, not just a single film
One monthly subscription. Your contribution is automatically split across the films you favorite — so you're powering a whole wave of indie cinema, not betting on just one.
Supporter
Spread $10/mo across your favorite films in development.
- Split across up to 3 favorited films
- Backer credit on every film funded
- Early access to trailers
Patron
The sweet spot — meaningful support across a slate of projects.
- Split across up to 7 favorited films
- Backer credit + behind-the-scenes updates
- Early access to trailers & dailies
- Entry into the revenue share pool
Producer
Real producer-level participation across the entire slate.
- Split across unlimited favorited films
- On-screen 'Associate Producer' credit
- Private director Q&As & set visits
- Priority share of the revenue pool
Cancel anytime. Your monthly contribution is split equally across the films on your watchlist at the start of each billing cycle.
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