Walter Josten

Vumanity’s vision is shaped by the belief that conversations lead to a feeling of connection with one another, that such connections help us develop empathy, which in turn promotes understanding, and ultimately sets the stage for solving complex problems that lead to happiness and a better quality of life. Our journey started with the goal of automating the process of creating a talk show, and we hoped users could inexpensively produce content on subjects meaningful to their audience without the expense normally associated with traditional production methods. Along the way, we developed technology that can revolutionize the very way we think and carry on our conversations. The Company is managed by a team with decades of experience in the highly competitive field of filmed entertainment who are passionate about their quest to find technological solutions to help people tell their story and be heard.

Blue Rider is one of the most successful independent production and financing companies in the entertainment business, with 118 movies and TV projects to its credit. Since its inception, Blue Rider has worked on the cutting edge of independent film financing, utilizing Pre-sales, Gap Financing, Tax Credits and other benefits to shoot pictures in nearly every region of the world. Blue Rider Pictures has grown into the premier Bridge Financing resource for independent movies, providing more than $97 million in short-term funding to more than 70 bridge loans, with project budgets ranging from $2 million to $42 million, representing an aggregate of $687 million in production. As a result of successes in the Bridge Financing sector, Blue Rider expanded the parameters of its lending appetite to include new types of financing, such as Gap and Super Gap loans in conjunction with banks and bond companies, Acquisition funding for international sales companies, Post-Production Finishing funds for producers, Working Capital for distributors and production companies, Collateral Shortfall Loans and P&A funding for U.S. theatrical releases. Major and independent distribution/production companies around the world have benefited from Blue Rider's expertise in development, production and/or financing. They include: Sony, Disney, Warner Bros., Fox, Paramount, Walden Media, MGM, ABC, HBO, Showtime, Miramax, Dimension, Lionsgate, First Look Media, Kathy Morgan International, Hallmark, Fox Family Channel, Bauer Martinez Studios, Fries Film Group, Think Film, Handmade Films, Canal + (France), TF1, VIP Media, Studio Babelsberg, Medusa, Arclight, Daybreak Pictures and Merlin Films.

Films include the cult classic Night of the Demons and Witchboard which ranked as one of the top 100 grossing independent movies of all time by Variety.