Disney's terrible habit of sending movies from diverse artists to streaming must stop.
Disney keeps sending its movies by marginalized filmmakers to streaming and it's got to stop. The COVID-19 pandemic forced everything in the entertainment industry to think quickly on their feet when it came to how and where people would be watching movies. Each of the major American movie studios responded to this global health crisis in their own unique ways. Many opted to boost streaming services they had significant investments in by sending theatrical titles straight to streaming.
It's also worth mentioning that a streaming-exclusive bow is not in and of itself an “evil” thing nor does it immediately diminish the value of or effort put into movies debuting on platforms like Hulu. Certain artists have even said they prefer that movies they anchor have streaming debuts, like Fire Island leading man Joel Kim Booster. That perspective is important…but it also only applies to Fire Island.
That’s the biggest problem with Disney sending movies from marginalized artists to streaming: notoriety. Streaming movies are infamous for not getting much in the way of promotion and for struggling to stay in the pop culture conversation for more than a day or two, if even that. Plus, keeping these movies exclusive to Disney+ means they won’t get a proper physical home video release.
Searchlight Pictures is where this nonsense is egregiously apparent, though. Searchlight Pictures has been attached to 16 movies since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with four of those titles getting exclusively released to Hulu and two additional movies getting simultaneous theatrical and streaming bows. Out of those six movies, four were directed by women, two were helmed by people of color.
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