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Every film, series, and performance begins with inspiration and talent. We look for both, and we put up the resources to make the impossible ones possible.

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A photographer in a field of blackened sunflowers

Black Sunflowers, dir. James Marcus Haney

The first yes

World premiereTIFF Docs 2026

Int'l salesCharades

SalesCAA Media Finance

Exec producers incl.Sean Penn, Dianna Agron

Work

One film in

Stills from Black Sunflowers

Documentary feature · 2026

Black Sunflowers

Young ravers and street racers in Ukraine, and the soldiers who move between those worlds and the front line. A documentary by James Marcus Haney, three years in the making.

PremiereFriday 11 September 2026, TIFF Docs

MusicFred again.., Brian Eno, Secret Life

Our roleFinancing, executive production

The film →

Official trailer

Open · Accepting submissions

Your next long shot

We are one film in. The second slot is open, and we would rather be the first yes than the last. Bring us the one nobody will fund yet.

cam@snowballschancemedia.com

What to send

01The loglineOne or two sentences. If it takes a paragraph, it isn't ready.

02Who is making itDirector, producer, and what they have made before.

03What is securedAccess, footage shot, money committed, anyone attached.

04What it still needsBe specific about the number and what it unlocks.

05Something to watchA link to footage helps more than a deck. Even rough.

About

We are a small operation and we intend to stay that way, because it lets us commit early, move without a committee, and stay with a project through release rather than stopping at the wire transfer.

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Press

Charades and CAA Media Finance board Black Sunflowers ahead of TIFF Docs premiereVariety Sean Penn to executive produce, first look at Ukrainian youth coming of ageThe Hollywood Reporter TIFF 2026 documentary lineupIndieWire Festival listing and director's statementTIFF