I Like This

No, I really, really like this.

I've got an even better strategy for next time - don't even try to sell the movie to distributers. Just distribute it online and see the response. If it's good, the distributers will be coming to you and this time, you're in a position to make money - because you don't need it if it is selling online. The real key, in this case, I think would be to get a name actor or name director or something independently popular (Halo-?) attached to the project and then distribute it outside the system.

Anyhow, not exactly sure whether it'll all work, but it's worth a try, the potential dividends are too high to pass up.