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M.P. Rekola, Esq. · NY-barred attorney & working studio head
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I've been where you are. Broke, chasing this dream, eating cold ramen on set and wondering if it was going to bankrupt me. I built this Lab so the next filmmaker wouldn't have to learn chain of title the hard way.
I'm not broke anymore. But I'm dealing with a health condition that's made me think hard about how I spend the time I have — and I want to put everything I've built into your hands while I can, at a price every filmmaker can actually afford. No matter where you're starting from.
Three things I've never budged on, in the courtroom or on set: stand on principle even when you're the only one doing it, be the rising tide that lifts every boat around you — not just your own — and use whatever leverage you get to actually change lives, not just bill hours. This Vault is that principle, applied.
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