Abundant – What If the Most Radical Act Is Giving?
From The Crypto Conversation by Brave New Coin
March 25, 2026 · 32 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of independent film distribution and the potential of blockchain technology to empower filmmakers.
Andy sits down with Donald Griswold, director of the new indie documentary feature Abundant, and Sheila Dohmann, Chief Marketing Officer at Stuff.io, the decentralized media platform bringing the film to audiences worldwide. Abundant examines generosity, scarcity and what drives the rarest altruists among us — non-directed kidney donors who give a kidney to a complete stranger — and it's being distributed exclusively via blockchain streaming starting March 26th. Why you should listen This conversation cuts to the heart of what's broken in independent film distribution. Donald explains how the traditional model leaves filmmakers at the mercy of major streamers who treat art as content consumption metrics, with barely-cracked doors for indie creators. His experience pitching Abundant to Hollywood as an original led to an unexpected revelation: a blockchain-native platform could offer something no subscription streamer could — true audience ownership, transparent economics and a real business plan filmmakers can take to investors. For any creator who's ever struggled to answer the question "what's your distribution plan?", this is essential listening. Sheila breaks down exactly how…
People in this episode
Host: Andy
Guests: Donald Griswold, Sheila Dohmann
Topics covered
- independent film distribution
- blockchain technology
- generosity
- altruism
- media ownership
- decentralized platforms
Keywords
- independent film
- blockchain streaming
- altruism
- kidney donation
- media distribution
- transparency
- audience ownership
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stuff.io, Hollywood, IPFS
Books & works: Abundant
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