Sell Your House

Sell Your House

2026 • 1h 35m • Documentary

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  • Available until Aug 18, 2027

  • Available in US

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  • Available until Aug 15, 2027

  • Available Worldwide

Language

English

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About the film

Last Stop In Yuma County was one of 2024's most celebrated indie films. It won awards around the world, earned worldwide distribution, and launched the career of up-and-coming director Francis Galluppi.

But none of that would have happened if his best friend, James Claeys, hadn't done something really stupid. He sold his house to finance it all.

James' act of lunacy — or generosity — threw him and Francis into a years-long journey that just happened to be documented along the way. As a fly on the wall, director Eric Foss captured the tense disagreements and freak thunderstorms on set, the anxiety of finishing post-production and bringing the film to festivals, and the stress of determining which distributor would screw them the least so James could finally get his house back.

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Director

Eric Foss, Brandon Pickering

Producer

Deborah Lee-Smith, p.g.a.

Executive Producer

Sam Chortek, Will Bakke, Clay Wolflick, +1 more

Crew

Gabe Linkiewicz, Mia Vinciguerra, Livy Rodriguez-Behar, +24 more

Awards & recognition

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Official Selection

Dances With Films LA

Official Selection

Sitges IFFFC

Official Selection

Sidewalk Film Festival

Official Selection

deadCenter Film Festival

Official Selection

Docs MX

Official Selection

Amdocs

Official Selection

Film Invasion Los Angeles

Official Selection

What people are saying

““A wildly entertaining documentary about the making of a film.” “A documentary well worth anyone’s time.” “An underdog story… about friendship and filmmaking.””

Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

“"Sell Your House ends up landing like a surprise sucker punch." “A kinetic punk rock approach that wears its heart on its sleeve.””

Douglas Davidson

Elements Of Madness

““A sarcastic, witty, and super entertaining documentary about making a film.” "Anyone who dreams of making a film should watch this documentary.””

Mason Masciangelo

Student Film Reviews

“Francis Galluppi’s The Last Stop in Yuma County is a film for which I’ve been beating the drum since it debuted at Fantastic Fest 2023. Since then, I’ve interviewed Francis not once, not twice, but three times as the film made its way from the festival circuit to eventually finding a distribution home with Well Go USA Entertainment. Over the past few years, I’d heard whispers of a documentary called Sell Your House, which would chronicle the making of The Last Stop in Yuma County and the unparalleled dedication of Francis’s best friend and producing partner James Claeys, who quite literally sold his house to fund the production. Well, lo and behold, Sell Your House is real and recently premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. I figured it was my duty to track down directors Eric Foss and Brandon Pickering for a conversation about making the documentary. Consider that duty fulfilled, as you can read our extended discussion below.”

Thomas Manning

The Cinematic Stache

“Final Thought: In SELL YOUR HOUSE, James says, “It’s hard to regret the funnest month of your life.” So, stealing from one of the bravest independent fucking film producers, I would say, “It’s hard to regret seeing the funnest documentary at SBIFF.””

Aaron "Dobler" Goldstein

Spoiler Free Reviews

“"Sell Your House" is the "Making of" indie doc based on the indie film "The Last Stop in Yuma." It's reminiscent of "Lost in La Mancha" one of my favorite films of all time (also a "Making of" indie doc). Perhaps, "I sold my house to make a film" or "House Sold, Film Made" would make for more descriptive titles, though admittedly clunkier. Fast pace, especially on the front end, with crisp fresh editing that propels and a strong sense of story despite the documentary challenge. The leads (writer director Francis Galluppi and executive producer James Claeys) endear, and we care if their friendship can weather the pressures of success and failure in the movie biz. "Sell Your House" documents the difficulties involved in getting a small film made, and then the constraints and compromises involved in distribution, and ultimately the cold hard reality of the likely financial rewards.”

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