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    ‘Hal & Harper’: Why Cooper Raiff Self-Financed His 8-Episode TV Collection

    David GroveBy David GroveFebruary 1, 20253 Mins Read
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    “Hal and Harper” was an unlimited enterprise for the TV collection’ author/director/star Cooper Raiff, who additionally self-financed the eight-episode present by means of his Small Concepts manufacturing banner. Whereas stopping by the IndieWire Studio, introduced by Dropbox, along with his “Hal and Harper” solid, Raiff talked about how a lot of himself he poured into “Hal and Harper” in the course of the six years it took to make it — having devoted his entire being to the venture in a manner he mentioned he’ll by no means do once more.

    “[‘Hal and Harper’] has loads to do with the sentiments and the relationships in my childhood, and in my current,” mentioned Raiff. “Nevertheless it simply was this story that wouldn’t let up, it’s the factor that’s greatest inside me, and I do really feel like I’m additionally letting it go, and it feels actually emotional.”

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    For Raiff, self-financing the collection and taking pictures it like an unbiased movie was the one manner he knew he may keep true to that story in his head. However he additionally admits it’s a scary proposition. Forward of the “Hal and Harper” Sundance premiere, Raiff, who had the dream Sundance expertise with “Cha Cha Actual Clean” promoting to Apple for $15 million at Sundance 2022, questioned aloud if a TV collection can hit in fairly the identical manner.

    “I understand how motion pictures go independently; I’ve had the expertise of constructing a film, and it’s simply this factor that’s been round for thus lengthy; TV is so new and scary since you don’t have the system in place,” mentioned Raiff. “You’re attempting to make sufficient noise to get TV patrons to come back to this place that they normally simply ship the film patrons. And so it’s a really scary weekend to attempt to manifest an analogous vitality and an analogous sale, hopefully.”

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    So what was it wish to shoot the 300-page script in 50 days? In response to Raiff’s co-star (the eponymous Harper) and government producer Lili Reinhart it was like making an indie movie on steroids.

    “We’ve mentioned that we couldn’t have carried out this if everybody weren’t dedicated to [it],” mentioned Reinhart. “Whenever you decide to an indie, you decide to flying by the seat of your pants, being open to alter, being a workforce participant, and also you simply form of… don’t have the cash to do the rest.”

    After the large enterprise of constructing the eight episode collection, would Raiff be open to a different season? Answered Raiff, “We are going to do a second season if you happen to [looking at the camera] need it.”

    “Hal and Harper” premiered on the Sundance Movie Pageant. It’s searching for distribution.

    Dropbox is proud to associate with IndieWire and the Sundance Movie Pageant. In 2025, 68% of characteristic movies premiering on the Sundance Movie Pageant used Dropbox of their movie manufacturing. Dropbox helps filmmakers and artistic groups discover, arrange, and safe all of the recordsdata which are essential to any venture.



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