Michael Gordon Bennett
@therealmbennett.bsky.social
Author of Out of Frame: Growing Up Where I Didn’t Belong | https://tinyurl.com/2j9evmte | Writing about identity, memory, and the cost of learning to fit in. Film & TV producer.
How many of you grew up hearing the phrase “military brat”—
and understood it long before you had words for it?
and understood it long before you had words for it?
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 PM
How many of you grew up hearing the phrase “military brat”—
and understood it long before you had words for it?
and understood it long before you had words for it?
🔥Today, Out of Frame: Growing Up Where I Didn’t Belong is officially out.
Some people grow up learning how to speak. Others grow up learning when silence is safer.
This book lives in that space.
Available now on Amazon.👉 a.co/d/bvh9TDt
Some people grow up learning how to speak. Others grow up learning when silence is safer.
This book lives in that space.
Available now on Amazon.👉 a.co/d/bvh9TDt
February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
🔥Today, Out of Frame: Growing Up Where I Didn’t Belong is officially out.
Some people grow up learning how to speak. Others grow up learning when silence is safer.
This book lives in that space.
Available now on Amazon.👉 a.co/d/bvh9TDt
Some people grow up learning how to speak. Others grow up learning when silence is safer.
This book lives in that space.
Available now on Amazon.👉 a.co/d/bvh9TDt
“When fitting in is a survival skill.”
— early reader on Out of Frame
Available February 1.
— early reader on Out of Frame
Available February 1.
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“When fitting in is a survival skill.”
— early reader on Out of Frame
Available February 1.
— early reader on Out of Frame
Available February 1.
Writing about memory isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about finally understanding what your childhood was asking of you.
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Writing about memory isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about finally understanding what your childhood was asking of you.
🎬 “Independent film financing isn’t broken — it’s just misunderstood.”
💭 Most great projects fail not because of the story, but because of the structure.
— Capital Meets Story — Pro
💭 Most great projects fail not because of the story, but because of the structure.
— Capital Meets Story — Pro
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🎬 “Independent film financing isn’t broken — it’s just misunderstood.”
💭 Most great projects fail not because of the story, but because of the structure.
— Capital Meets Story — Pro
💭 Most great projects fail not because of the story, but because of the structure.
— Capital Meets Story — Pro
🎬 Just launched: Capital Meets Story — Pro — a twice-weekly newsletter about independent film finance.
Read it here → bit.ly/4oipoPY
This week’s issue covers:
💡 The Indie Financing Stack (Primer #1)
⚖️ The looming sunset of Section 181
🏦 Private credit & tax incentives
Read it here → bit.ly/4oipoPY
This week’s issue covers:
💡 The Indie Financing Stack (Primer #1)
⚖️ The looming sunset of Section 181
🏦 Private credit & tax incentives
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🎬 Just launched: Capital Meets Story — Pro — a twice-weekly newsletter about independent film finance.
Read it here → bit.ly/4oipoPY
This week’s issue covers:
💡 The Indie Financing Stack (Primer #1)
⚖️ The looming sunset of Section 181
🏦 Private credit & tax incentives
Read it here → bit.ly/4oipoPY
This week’s issue covers:
💡 The Indie Financing Stack (Primer #1)
⚖️ The looming sunset of Section 181
🏦 Private credit & tax incentives
🔥 A 100% tariff on foreign-made films? It’s not policy — it’s wreckless and down right stupid.
Trump’s threat isn’t about jobs or patriotism. It’s about control — and chaos. Check out my new post!
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#film #entertainment #hollywood #tariff
Trump’s threat isn’t about jobs or patriotism. It’s about control — and chaos. Check out my new post!
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#film #entertainment #hollywood #tariff
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🔥 A 100% tariff on foreign-made films? It’s not policy — it’s wreckless and down right stupid.
Trump’s threat isn’t about jobs or patriotism. It’s about control — and chaos. Check out my new post!
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#film #entertainment #hollywood #tariff
Trump’s threat isn’t about jobs or patriotism. It’s about control — and chaos. Check out my new post!
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#film #entertainment #hollywood #tariff
The real threat to indie film isn’t uncertainty.
It’s stagnation — an industry recycling old models while shutting out new voices.
Entertainment doesn’t need defending. It needs evolving.
👉 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
It’s stagnation — an industry recycling old models while shutting out new voices.
Entertainment doesn’t need defending. It needs evolving.
👉 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
September 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The real threat to indie film isn’t uncertainty.
It’s stagnation — an industry recycling old models while shutting out new voices.
Entertainment doesn’t need defending. It needs evolving.
👉 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
It’s stagnation — an industry recycling old models while shutting out new voices.
Entertainment doesn’t need defending. It needs evolving.
👉 Read more: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
📦 The Package Trap is where too many indie films die.
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
👉 Read Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade: lnkd.in/gfrbt-nr
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
👉 Read Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade: lnkd.in/gfrbt-nr
September 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
📦 The Package Trap is where too many indie films die.
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
👉 Read Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade: lnkd.in/gfrbt-nr
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
👉 Read Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade: lnkd.in/gfrbt-nr
📦 The Package Trap is where too many indie films stall.
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live now.
👉 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#IndieFilm #FilmFinance #Screenwriting
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live now.
👉 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#IndieFilm #FilmFinance #Screenwriting
September 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📦 The Package Trap is where too many indie films stall.
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live now.
👉 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#IndieFilm #FilmFinance #Screenwriting
Not because the stories are weak — but because the system was never designed to let outsiders in.
Part 4 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live now.
👉 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#IndieFilm #FilmFinance #Screenwriting
🎬 Part 3 of When the Laurels Fade is out: The Producer Wall - “No unsolicited submissions” isn’t just fine print. It’s the barrier that keeps indie scripts from reaching decision-makers — and why so many projects stall. open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
The Producer Wall
Why Gatekeepers Keep Scripts Out
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎬 Part 3 of When the Laurels Fade is out: The Producer Wall - “No unsolicited submissions” isn’t just fine print. It’s the barrier that keeps indie scripts from reaching decision-makers — and why so many projects stall. open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
Launching the T.R.U.T.H. Initiative—from story to screen for overlooked veteran histories. Read the story to learn more
Donate Monthly / One-time: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
Donate Monthly / One-time: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
Launching the T.R.U.T.H. Initiative
Where **forgotten—and erased—**valor meets the world.
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Launching the T.R.U.T.H. Initiative—from story to screen for overlooked veteran histories. Read the story to learn more
Donate Monthly / One-time: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
Donate Monthly / One-time: open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
🎬 Part 2 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live: The Investor Mirage.
The hardest part of indie film finance isn’t pitching.
It’s finding someone to pitch to.
👉 Read here: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-invest...
The hardest part of indie film finance isn’t pitching.
It’s finding someone to pitch to.
👉 Read here: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-invest...
September 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🎬 Part 2 of my series When the Laurels Fade is live: The Investor Mirage.
The hardest part of indie film finance isn’t pitching.
It’s finding someone to pitch to.
👉 Read here: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-invest...
The hardest part of indie film finance isn’t pitching.
It’s finding someone to pitch to.
👉 Read here: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-invest...
After the laurels fade, the next hurdle appears: The Investor Mirage.
Part 2 of my series drops Tues (Sept 9). Read Part 1 now → capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#indiefilm #independentfilm #screenwriter #film
Part 2 of my series drops Tues (Sept 9). Read Part 1 now → capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#indiefilm #independentfilm #screenwriter #film
September 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
After the laurels fade, the next hurdle appears: The Investor Mirage.
Part 2 of my series drops Tues (Sept 9). Read Part 1 now → capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#indiefilm #independentfilm #screenwriter #film
Part 2 of my series drops Tues (Sept 9). Read Part 1 now → capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#indiefilm #independentfilm #screenwriter #film
Reposted by Michael Gordon Bennett
🎬 Screenwriters win competitions. Scripts stack laurels. Coverage sings praises.
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
The Validation Trap
Why Script Laurels Don’t Lead to Financing
open.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🎬 Screenwriters win competitions. Scripts stack laurels. Coverage sings praises.
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
🎬 Screenwriters win competitions. Scripts stack laurels. Coverage sings praises.
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
The Validation Trap
Why Script Laurels Don’t Lead to Financing
open.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🎬 Screenwriters win competitions. Scripts stack laurels. Coverage sings praises.
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
And then… nothing. No calls. No money. No momentum.
Because validation ≠ financing.
That’s Part 1 of my new series: When the Laurels Fade
open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#FilmFinance #IndieFilm #Screenwriting
Reposted by Michael Gordon Bennett
Democrats need to fight. I’m standing for Jersey.
July 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Democrats need to fight. I’m standing for Jersey.
🎬 New post: The Illusion of “Hollywood Risk” — and Why Investors Deserve Better
Film investing only feels risky when there’s no structure. Here's how to flip the model.
Read: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-illusi...
#AltInvestments #FilmFinance #CapitalMeetsStory #AlternativeInvestment
Film investing only feels risky when there’s no structure. Here's how to flip the model.
Read: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-illusi...
#AltInvestments #FilmFinance #CapitalMeetsStory #AlternativeInvestment
May 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🎬 New post: The Illusion of “Hollywood Risk” — and Why Investors Deserve Better
Film investing only feels risky when there’s no structure. Here's how to flip the model.
Read: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-illusi...
#AltInvestments #FilmFinance #CapitalMeetsStory #AlternativeInvestment
Film investing only feels risky when there’s no structure. Here's how to flip the model.
Read: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com/p/the-illusi...
#AltInvestments #FilmFinance #CapitalMeetsStory #AlternativeInvestment
Why Smart Investors Are Rethinking Entertainment open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#AlternativeInvesting #EntertainmentFinance #FilmInvestment
#SmartMoney #AccreditedInvestor #CreativeCapital #FilmFinance #StructuredCapital #CulturalAsset #PrincipalProtection
#AlternativeInvesting #EntertainmentFinance #FilmInvestment
#SmartMoney #AccreditedInvestor #CreativeCapital #FilmFinance #StructuredCapital #CulturalAsset #PrincipalProtection
Why Smart Investors Are Rethinking Entertainment
How We're Making it Safer to Step In
open.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why Smart Investors Are Rethinking Entertainment open.substack.com/pub/capitalm...
#AlternativeInvesting #EntertainmentFinance #FilmInvestment
#SmartMoney #AccreditedInvestor #CreativeCapital #FilmFinance #StructuredCapital #CulturalAsset #PrincipalProtection
#AlternativeInvesting #EntertainmentFinance #FilmInvestment
#SmartMoney #AccreditedInvestor #CreativeCapital #FilmFinance #StructuredCapital #CulturalAsset #PrincipalProtection
Coming May 8: A new issue of Capital Meets Story explores why “Hollywood risk” is misunderstood — and what smart capital is doing differently.
📩 Subscribe now: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #CreativeCapital
📩 Subscribe now: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #CreativeCapital
May 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Coming May 8: A new issue of Capital Meets Story explores why “Hollywood risk” is misunderstood — and what smart capital is doing differently.
📩 Subscribe now: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #CreativeCapital
📩 Subscribe now: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #CreativeCapital
What if film investing didn’t feel like a gamble?
Capital Meets Story is my new Substack on protecting capital while funding bold, meaningful stories.
🎬 Subscribe free: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #AltInvesting #CapitalMeetsStory
Capital Meets Story is my new Substack on protecting capital while funding bold, meaningful stories.
🎬 Subscribe free: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #AltInvesting #CapitalMeetsStory
May 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What if film investing didn’t feel like a gamble?
Capital Meets Story is my new Substack on protecting capital while funding bold, meaningful stories.
🎬 Subscribe free: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #AltInvesting #CapitalMeetsStory
Capital Meets Story is my new Substack on protecting capital while funding bold, meaningful stories.
🎬 Subscribe free: capitalmeetsstory.substack.com
#FilmFinance #AltInvesting #CapitalMeetsStory
on.soundcloud.com/6eptR3pUM6um... - Here's Part 1 of my interview on the R U Ready program on WDRB about my memoir 7-10 Split - the story about my challenging childhood as a military brat.
R U Ready program on WDRB Media with guest Michael Gordon Bennett 040925
This was an interview with Michael Gordon Bennett for the radio show and podcast R U Ready, with host Rachelle Logan which aired on WDRB Media April 9, 2025. It tells the story of my life as a militar
on.soundcloud.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
on.soundcloud.com/6eptR3pUM6um... - Here's Part 1 of my interview on the R U Ready program on WDRB about my memoir 7-10 Split - the story about my challenging childhood as a military brat.
apnews.com/article/dday...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored - Woodson's story is one of the many featured in my film "Barrage" Help me bring this story to life: gofund.me/bd22fd64
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored - Woodson's story is one of the many featured in my film "Barrage" Help me bring this story to life: gofund.me/bd22fd64
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored
Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France, is being posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
apnews.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
apnews.com/article/dday...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored - Woodson's story is one of the many featured in my film "Barrage" Help me bring this story to life: gofund.me/bd22fd64
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored - Woodson's story is one of the many featured in my film "Barrage" Help me bring this story to life: gofund.me/bd22fd64
Reposted by Michael Gordon Bennett
LOOKING BACK: This all began with Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine. News stopped bring a regulated public service....
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
LOOKING BACK: This all began with Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine. News stopped bring a regulated public service....