I agree that makes way more sense.
. Is he disillusioned enough to think someone at a film festival is going to see it and want to release it worldwide?
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4274131-film-about-unds-retired-fighting-sioux-nickname-nears-completion
most recent news I found. Says it's going to be at film festivals in 2017, and then hopes to have it in local theaters in 2018.