This article appeared in the March 7, 2025 edition of The Film Comment Letter, our free weekly newsletter featuring original film criticism and writing. For today’s edition, Abby Sun helps navigate the ethical labyrinth around pirated films. Dear You’re Projecting,On social media, it’s not uncommon for individuals involved in film preservation, criticism, or distribution to upload digital copies of films and share links to them publicly. If a programmer, film writer, or preservationist says they’ve never benefited from a pirated film before, they’re either lying or skirting the truth, or they work at an institution that has an extraordinary collection. No Other Land, for instance, has distribution in many countries, each with its own patchwork of theatrical, broadcast, and streaming conditions.