SIX FILMS. SIX SWINGS. ONE DIRECTOR. NO MISSES.
During the week of the world premiere of Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story, I felt sentimental—reflecting on everything our team has accomplished and every hurdle we have overcome along the way.
Nearly 20 years ago, Brett Harvey and I started making documentaries together.
Six feature films later, when you actually stop and look at the run, it’s pretty fucking remarkable.
Six consecutive feature documentaries. Not one feature-documentary miss.
Netflix → Netflix → Netflix → Universal Pictures → Universal Pictures → [SIXTH MAJOR ACQUISITION].
And Brett didn’t accomplish it by finding one lane and staying there.
Cannabis > Drug Policy >Hockey > Danny Trejo > Bodybuilding > Dane Cook.
Completely different worlds. Completely different characters. Completely different films. Yet the consistency is almost ridiculous.
Brett’s five released features with ScoreG currently sit at:
THE UNION — 8.1 IMDb
THE CULTURE HIGH — 8.2 IMDb
ICE GUARDIANS — 7.4 IMDb
INMATE #1: THE RISE OF DANNY TREJO — 7.7 IMDb
BREAKING OLYMPIA: THE PHIL HEATH STORY — 7.0 IMDb
Then there’s Rotten Tomatoes.
ICE GUARDIANS — 100% critics / 88% audience.
INMATE #1 — 100% critics / 92% audience.
THE CULTURE HIGH — 91% audience.
THE UNION — 94% audience.
Two films with perfect 100% Tomatometer scores. And now comes film number six:
FUNNY MONEY: THE DANE COOK STORY.
Before audiences have even seen the film, its trailer has already generated millions of views and become one of the biggest trailer launches in ScoreG history. This Friday, September 18, Funny Money will celebrate its sold-out world premiere at the historic Aero Theatre in Los Angeles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the film begins at 7:30 p.m.
A sold-out theatre. A major global acquisition. And the sixth feature in a nearly 20-year creative partnership. Not a bad way to begin the next chapter.
Another major partner is woven through this entire run: Super Channel. Every one of these six films was either acquired or greenlit by Super Channel—the only independent broadcaster left in Canada. Their continued belief in Canadian filmmakers, original documentaries, and ambitious homegrown storytelling has helped make this run possible.
In an industry where genuine independent champions are increasingly rare, Super Channel continues to step up, take chances and support Canadian creators. We are incredibly grateful to have them in our corner.
After nearly two decades together, the scoreboard is pretty straightforward:
6 CONSECUTIVE FEATURES.
6 MAJOR DISTRIBUTION OUTCOMES.
3 NETFLIX.
2 UNIVERSAL PICTURES.
1 [COMING SOON].
2 PERFECT ROTTEN TOMATOES SCORES.
7.68 AVERAGE IMDb RATING.
0 FEATURE-DOCUMENTARY MISSES.
NEARLY 20 YEARS.
I spent some time looking for another Canadian documentary director who has combined six consecutive feature documentaries, six major commercial distribution outcomes and this level of sustained audience approval. I haven’t found one.
And to be clear, this isn’t about ranking filmmakers or creative talent. ScoreG has been incredibly fortunate to work with some absolutely phenomenal directors, each with their own voice, style and accomplishments — and we’re damn proud of the work we’ve built together.
This is simply about recognizing how unusual Brett’s particular run has been. Nearly two decades. Six feature documentaries. Six major distribution outcomes. Different subjects, different worlds, different challenges — and somehow, every single one found an audience.
Canada has produced some extraordinary documentary filmmakers with incredible careers, awards and festival pedigrees. But this particular combination of longevity, consistency, commercial results and audience connection? It’s rare as hell. And it deserves to be celebrated.
And maybe the craziest part of the entire story is that, through all of it, Brett Harvey has never been selected by one of the traditional Tier-One film festivals. At some point, you just have to laugh.
Because while the gatekeepers weren’t opening that door, audiences were.
Netflix was. Universal Pictures was. Super Channel was. And now another major global platform has stepped up.
Six times Brett took the swing and directed a feature documentary with us. Six times the film found its audience.
Nearly 20 years later, I’m incredibly fucking proud to still call Brett Harvey my director, creative partner and, most importantly, my homie.
Six down. No misses.
And we’re not fucking done.
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