‘The President’s Cake,’ ‘The Little Sister’ Producers Unpack Financing Divide Between French and U.S. Indie Films

‘The President’s Cake,’ ‘The Little Sister’ Producers Unpack Financing Divide Between French and U.S. Indie Films

French and American producers behind 'The President's Cake,' 'The Little Sister' and 'Union County' talked about how they financed each film.

Writer-Director Hasan Hadi on the Making of “The President’s Cake” and the Near-Spiritual Power of the Sundance Institute Labs

By Lucy SpicerHow does an emerging filmmaker get their first feature all the way to the Oscars shortlist? For writer-director Hasan Hadi, an award-winning premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival certainly brought visibility to his project. But the journey really began years before, as many films do: with a great story.“There are stories that you want to tell, and there are stories that call you to tell, you know?” Hadi says during a Zoom inter…