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UPCOMINGCOURSES

Stop waiting for permission.

The shift

The industry changed.Most film schools never caught up.

Creators today are expected to be:

  • 01artists
  • 02marketers
  • 03strategists
  • 04distributors
  • 05entrepreneurs
  • 06community builders

And most people are trying to figure that out alone.

Be The Train was built to change that.

Featured Course · 01

Three Week
Feature Filmmaker
Intensive.

Registration Opens 5/28

Due to high demand, we’re offering short-term programs for filmmakers looking to have a high-impact effect on their movies and careers — while meeting other incredible filmmakers navigating their projects at this disruptive moment in our industry.

BTT · 2026

№ 001

Three Week

Intensive

Presents

FEATURE
FILMMAKER
INTENSIVE.

Three weeks. Direct.

Reg Opens

5/28 · 9:30a

Format

Live · 3 wks

Rating

★ Short Program

BE THE TRAIN · Three Week Intensive

Build clarity, audience,
and momentum.

An intimate three-week intensive for filmmakers, creators, and entrepreneurs ready to build clarity, audience, strategy, and momentum around meaningful work.

Registration opens

May 28

9:30 AM PST

Class format

3 Weeks

90 min · Live

Starts

June 2026

Format

90 min × 3 wks

Group

Small cohort

Style

Live + direct

Topics covered

Core message developmentAudience buildingSocial media strategyMarketing & rolloutBrand partnershipsInfluencer outreachCrowdfundingDistribution strategyMomentum & accountability

10/10 spots available

Investment

$1,250

One-time · Short program

Registration Opens 5/28

9:30 AM PST · 10 spots

How it works

Think of it like a creative accelerator.

Part

Strategy Lab

Where the chaos in your head becomes a clear plan you can actually execute.

Part

Accountability Group

A small room of people who notice when you go quiet — and pull you forward.

Part

Support System

The thing creators are most often missing. Honest peers who get it.

This is not passive education.

This is momentum.

Special Session · 02

SCHOOL'S
OUT.

For graduating film students & emerging creators

A summer launch lab

The old roadmap disappeared.
Now what?

This special July session is designed to help emerging filmmakers navigate the real-world transition from film school to the modern creator economy.

Sign-up opens

June 10

Program starts

July 29

Learn how creators today are

  • 01building audiences
  • 02launching projects independently
  • 03leveraging community
  • 04creating momentum outside traditional gatekeeping systems
Registration opens June 10

BTT · Special Session

№ 002

Class of

2026

A summer launch lab

SCHOOL'SOUT.

The old roadmap disappeared.

For

New grads

Starts

Jul 29

Sign-up

Jun 10

Free Community · 03

FILMMAKERS
ANONYMOUS™

Free monthly support group

Chapter № 001

Est. 2026

Monthly

Open meeting

A support group for

FILMMAKERS
ANONYMOUS™

Meeting in progress

Opens

Jun 1

Cost

Free

Gatekeeping

None

No gatekeeping. No fake guru energy.

Honest conversations
about making the work.

Roll call

"Hi, I'm Dan,
and I haven't finished
my screenplay."

Group: "Hi, Dan."

What we talk about

  • —making work
  • —staying motivated
  • —surviving creatively
  • —adapting to the modern industry
  • —building momentum together
Opens June 1 · Free

Built from real-world experience

HBO Max

Films sold to HBO Max & Starz

250+

Theaters · self-distributed national release

★

Award-winning filmmaking team

∞

Brand partnerships & creator collabs

Fest

Festival circuit success

Now

Modern distribution experience

The future belongs to
creators who move.

You do not need permission to begin.

Momentum

Strategy

Accountability

Community

Consistency

Join the movement

Intensive · Opens 5/28
Filmmakers Anonymous · Opens 6/1