Independent film makers have come a long way.......
Working outside of the "studio system", a new crop of filmmakers took creative risks with low budget features, channelling the spirit of the future. In 1953, "Little Fugitive" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the first “independent film” to receive such sanction from the industry.
It may be argued that the term ‘independent film’ should be reserved for talking about the movie itself, rather than how it was financed. There’s a reason the word ‘independence’ so often shows up in proximity to ‘revolution’ – a shared spirit of frustration, anarchy, and apple-cart-upsetting.. From their conception, independent films aren’t just made outside of the studio system. They are made in opposition to the studio system, with its relentless need to round off the corners and soften the blows. And in standing against the status quo, independent films help to change it. Michael Koehler,