Indie directors, I love you. I think it’s great that you’re pushing your films—even amid the craziness. But please show some tact. Please, read the room. 1/

Understand that many critics are either out of work or have had their workloads cut, and those two forces aren’t an immediate invitation to bombard a frustrated out-of-work writer. More so than ever, we’re looking for paid gigs. 2/

That reality is going to limit what films we take on more so than usual. It sucks, but please just have some awareness that everyone is in a balancing act, right now. 3/3