The work doesn’t happen without
the people who believe in it first.
Making films costs money. Making a good podcast costs money. Holding ourselves to a higher standard in this industry, costs money.
We can’t pretend otherwise, that would be a disservice to our crews.
What we can tell you is where it goes, into fair pay, into the time it takes to do it right,
into telling the stories that don't get told any other way.
If that sounds like something worth being part of, we'd love to have you.
A Few Things Worth Knowing
Your support never buys editorial influence. The story is the story, we protect that for everyone,
including you.
We don’t take sponsorships from industries or companies that conflict with the values of the project.
Every partnership is disclosed honestly and honored fully.
Madame Restell
Back a Project
Feature Documentary - In Pre-Production
She built one of the most successful medical practices in 19th century New York. She charged what she was worth, lived how she wanted, and refused to disappear quietly. History tried to erase her anyway.
We're bringing her back.
The Wickedest Woman in New York tells the story of Madame Restell, abortionist, entrepreneur, and one of the most deliberately buried women in American history. At a moment when her story has never been more urgent.
To be told with an all female & non-binary crew.
Sunburnt Studios' previous documentary Rumble on the Plains won best short documentary at the 2026 Chicago Women Film Festival and is currently on its national festival circuit.
The Back Lot
Podcast built by film people, for film people
Series One in production
This is not a highlight reel podcast.
No polished success stories, no advice from people who've forgotten what it felt like to not know what they were doing. The Back Lot is the conversation that happens after the cameras stop, at the wrap party, over drinks with your crew, in the parking lot after a long shoot.
We talk to filmmakers about the real stuff. How they actually funded it. What fell apart and how they fixed it. What they wish someone had told them before they started. What this industry gets wrong and what it occasionally gets right.
Series One is focusing on the changing film industry in Colorado.
If you've ever been on a set, wanted to be on a set, or wondered how independent films actually get made… this is for you.
Founding Partner opportunities are available now.
The Back Lot launches fall 2026 with an audience of working and emerging independent filmmakers, creatives, and film enthusiasts across Colorado. Founding Partners get in at the ground floor, before launch, before the audience grows.