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7 unusual facts about independent film


Aaron Ruell

He is most recognized for his performance as Kip Dynamite in the indie movie Napoleon Dynamite.

Blake Fitzpatrick

Blake Fitzpatrick (born April 22, 1985), is an American screenwriter, independent film director, and author best known for his feature films Insignificant Celluloid and The Death of Hollywood.

Janet Maslin

Her film criticism career, including her embrace of American independent cinema, is discussed in the 2009 documentary film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism.

Shawn C. Phillips

Shawn C. Phillips (born September 23, 1985) is an American actor who starred in various independent horror films.

Sophie Dee

Apart from her pornographic career Dee also starred in two independent horror films, Theater of Derange and Unmimely Demise.

The Rural Juror

The episode focuses on the release of Jenna Maroney's (Jane Krakowski) long-anticipated indie film, The Rural Juror, the tongue-twisting title of which Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and the writers of TGS with Tracy Jordan cannot understand.

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Welcome to the Dollhouse is a 1995 American independent coming of age comedy film.


A Cold Wind in August

A Cold Wind in August (1961) is a low-budget independent film directed by Alexander Singer and adapted from the eponymous novel by Burton Wohl.

B. Wyatt

He is known for his collaborative relationship with independent film writer, director, and producer Everett Lewis.

Barbara Gowdy

The story was the inspiration for the 1996 Canadian independent film Kissed, directed by Lynne Stopkewich and starring Molly Parker.

Below Utopia

Below Utopia, also known as Body Count, is a 1997 independent film directed by Kurt Voss.

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter is a 1995 American independent family film about the legendary creature Bigfoot and a young boy he befriends.

British Independent Film Awards 2003

The 6th British Independent Film Awards, given on 4 November 2003 at the Hammersmith Palais, London, honoured the best British independent films of 2003.

Dana Fuchs

With Jack Livesy, Fuchs wrote and performed songs on the soundtrack for the Big Beach production of Laurie Collyer's independent film Sherrybaby including the opening and closing title songs.

Deep Fried Film Festival

The Deep Fried Film Festival is an independent Film Festival that takes place every July in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Don Meyer

Casey Bond, a Lipscomb alum, is producing an independent film about Meyer under the working title My Many Sons, along with co-producer Brad Wilson of Moonglow Films.

Fuel Soundtrack

This album was the soundtrack for a traveling independent film and has the distinction of containing the first official release from Crooked Fingers, Sleep for Sale.

Heather Beers

Her two most notable movie roles have been as the title character in Charly (a 2002 independent film based on the 1980 Jack Weyland novel of the same title) and as Charity (the lead female role) in Baptists at Our Barbecue.

I.K.U.

Producer Takashi Asai, founder of the underground and independent film production company Uplink, commissioned director and media artist Shu Lea Cheang to "make a sci-fi porn film".

I'll Bury You Tomorrow

I'll Bury You Tomorrow is a 2002 low-budget independent thriller written and directed by Alan Rowe Kelly produced by New Millennium Pictures, starring Zoë Daelman Chlanda, Bill Corry, and Katherine O'Sullivan.

John Dods

His creation of latex-covered animation models led him toward the crafts of sculpting, mechanics and mold-making, which in turn led toward a budding career as a mask- and monster-maker (as displayed in the independent 1980s horror films Nightbeast, Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn, Spookies, and My Demon Lover).

Kim Dickens

She has appeared in several indie movies including Palookaville; Voice from the Grave; Truth or Consequences, N.M.; Heart Full of Rain; Zero Effect with Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, and Ryan O'Neal; and Great Expectations.

Kim Taylor

Taylor recently starred in director Matthew Porterfield's forthcoming independent film, I Used to Be Darker, about a pregnant Northern Irish runaway who seeks refuge with family in Baltimore, MD, only to find her aunt on the verge of divorce.

Lobo Theater

It was the primary setting for the 2002 independent film Collecting Rooftops, which started being filmed while the theater was under Bobby McMullen's operation and finished its filming, in the theater, by the generosity of Amon Re (musician).

Love Fiction

This is Jeon Kye-soo's third feature film following his 2006 debut Midnight Ballad for Ghost Theater (a surreal musical comedy that won the Baeksang award for Best New Director), the short film U AND ME in the 2008 omnibus If You Were Me 4, and 2010's Hong Sang-soo-style indie Lost and Found.

Mandt Bros. Productions

In addition to television, the company also produces feature films, including the successful 2007 independent film Last Stop for Paul.

Mariana Peñalva

In 2008 she obtained her first starring role in the independent film Written in Blood as Nina, where she co-starred with Carlos Ortega and the Uruguayan actress Cecilia Cósero.

Michelle Borth

In 2008, she wrapped the independent film TiMER with Emma Caulfield and Desmond Harrington, and appeared in the Endgame Productions' comedy film, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy with Leslie Bibb, Lake Bell, and Jason Sudeikis.

Michelle Ray Smith

In 2010, she had a supporting role in the film Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, and played the female lead role alongside Robert Englund in the Independent film Inkubus.

Panou

His first feature film was Trial of a Serial Killer in 1997; he has since had roles in such film projects as Steal This Movie! (as Bobby Seale), the independent feature Fizzy Bizness, and the feature film The Invisible.

Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman

Spikings began her film production career as an associate producer on the 1991 independent comedy, Pyrates, starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.

Red Rock Film Festival

Held annually in November, in St. George, Ivins, and Springdale by Zion National Park, the festival introduces the area to new international and US independent film.

Richard Cummings Jr.

He produced and directed the independent film Thicker Than Water with Ice Cube, Fat Joe and Mack 10 and most recently produced another independent film, “Playas Ball,” financed by NBA player Dale Davis of the Golden State Warriors.

Roxie Theater

The theatre also is home to Roxie Releasing, an independent film distributor most notably responsible for the 30th anniversary re-release of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

Schiele in Prison

Schiele in Prison is a 1980 British independent film directed by Mick Gold and starring David Suchet as Gustav Klimt, Grant Cathro as Egon Schiele and Nicholas Selby as The Judge.

Staten Island Railway

The 1986 independent film Combat Shock used the railway as a backdrop for many scenes and subplots.

Sue Bea Montgomery

After serving as an associate producer on the 1999 Independent film Chillicothe, she introduced the film's director Todd Edwards and his brother Cory Edwards to entrepreneur and inventor Maurice Kanbar, who had invested in the film.

Sundance Group

Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, Utah as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is the premier showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers.

Tamara Asseyev

In the late 1960s, Asseyev began producing low-budget independent films, including Daniel Haller's Paddy (1970) and Curtis Hanson's Sweet Kill (1973).

The Bad Pack

The Bad Pack is a 1997 independent action film directed and written by Brent Huff, and starring, Robert Davi, Ralf Möller, and Roddy Piper.

The Big Split

The Big Split is a 1999 romantic comedy independent film written, directed and produced by Martin Hynes, and starring Hynes opposite Judy Greer.

The Bros.

is a 2007 independent film by writer/director Jonathan Figg, starring newcomers John Tindall and Joachim Wiese.

The Clare Voyants

In 2005, "The Dangerous Ones" was included on the soundtrack to an independent film entitled "Little Victim" starring Robert Wagner.

The Walker

It is an independent production and is the latest installment in Schrader's night workers series of films, starting with Taxi Driver in 1976, followed by American Gigolo in 1980 and Light Sleeper in 1992.

TromaDance

The TromaDance Film Festival is a free annual independent film festival organized by Troma Entertainment.

Vermont Is for Lovers

Vermont is for Lovers is an independently produced docudrama released in 1992, starring George Thrush and Marya Cohn and shot on location Tunbridge, Vermont.

Whole Lotta Sole

Whole Lotta Sole (known as Stand Off in North America) is a 2012 independent comedy film written and directed by Terry George and starring Brendan Fraser, David O'Hara, Colm Meaney, Yaya DaCosta and Martin McCann.


see also

Angel McCord

Angel McCord (also Angie McCord) (born May 19,1985, Tucker, Georgia) is an American actress best known for her role in the 2014 independent film Salvation for which she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the 2013 Madrid International Film Festival.

Christine Jeffs

Christine Jeffs (born 1963) is a New Zealand-born film director known for directing the British motion picture Sylvia, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Daniel Craig, and the American independent film Sunshine Cleaning (2009), with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt.

Daniel Zacapa

Zacapa played Tio Ruben of the Santiago family in Showtime's Resurrection Blvd., Renda in George Clooney's directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and a leading role in the independent film Coronado.

Daniele Gangemi

"Best First Feature" at the 42° "Worldfest International Independent Film Festival" ( Houston, Texas ) for the feature film "Una notte blu cobalto" ("Cobalt Blue Night")

Dianna Dilworth

She is the director of We Are the Children, a documentary about Michael Jackson's fans during his 2004-2005 trial, which is distributed by independent film distribution company Indiepix.

Dinah Manoff

Manoff's very first project was the independent film Everybody Rides the Carousel, providing one of the voices.

EarthSync

Laya Project won various awards (Founder's Choice Award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, Best Film Award at the Byron Bay Film Festival, Special Juror's Choice Award at Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania and the Audience Award at Imaginaria Film Festival in Italy) and is being screened at international film festivals in places such as Los Angeles, St. Petersburg, Tel Aviv, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur.

Gimel Everett

The Lawnmower Man is considered the first, seminal film to feature "Virtual Reality" as a cautionary tale becoming the number one commercially successful independent film of 1992, budgeted at just under $6 million and eventually earning over $150 million worldwide.

Goyband

Called a "gefilte fish out of water tale", this independent film is described as Dirty Dancing meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding with a touch of a hip hop Fiddler on the Roof.

Haley Bonar

She sang on the feature song "Quiet Breathing" from the independent film Sweet Land, directed by fellow Minnesotan Ali Selim.

Harrison McEldowney

McEldowney contributed choreography to the films Road to Perdition, Children on Their Birthdays (uncredited), and the independent film Vanilla City.

Illumination Pictures

Illumination Pictures, an American-based independent film company, released the award winning film Anderson's Cross (2010), starring Joanna Cassidy, Joyce Guy, Nicholas Downs, and Jerome Elston Scott (who also wrote and directed the film).

Illusions by Julie Dash

Illusions along with Daughters of the Dust have become significant pieces in the study of independent film and have each gained success in their own right.

Jane Toppan

In the independent film American Nightmare, written and directed by John Keyes, Debbie Rochon portrays a serial killer named "Jane Toppan" who manages to kill numerous characters throughout the course of the film by various means.

Jonathan Lamas

In 2005, Lamas played a bit part in the independent film Mute, directed by Melissa Joan Hart.

Joshua Caldwell

In addition to winning the MTV Movie Award for Best Film on Campus in 2006, The Beautiful Lie, starring Michaela McManus, was also an official selection at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, the One Reel Film Festival and the Seattle True Independent Film Festival (where it won the Classic Beauty Prize).

Karan Ashley

Her first big debut as, editor and executive producer was the independent film Devon's Ghost, alongside fellow Power Ranger alumnus Johnny Yong Bosch and executive producer Koichi Sakamoto for Gag Order Films, Inc.

Kevin of Glendalough

The independent film-maker Kevin Smith refers irreverently to his namesake 'Saint Kevin' and the key events of his life in the introduction to Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith, his 2008 live Q & A show.

Krystal Vee

Upon completion of her first role in a Hollywood feature film she landed her first onscreen leading role in an independent film called The Lazarus Papers starring Danny Trejo, Gary Daniels, Tiny Lister, and Bai Ling.

Levi Kreis

He next starred in the award-winning independent film "Don't Let Go" starring Katharine Ross and Scott Wilson.

Mackenzie Rosman

In addition to her role on 7th Heaven, Rosman appeared in the independent film Gideon, starring Christopher Lambert, Charlton Heston and Shelley Winters.

Manex Visual Effects

Manex Interactive received a New York International Independent Film & Video Festival award for its experimental short film Seriality.

Marc H. Simon

Simon is also an independent film attorney serving as lead counsel for films such as Winter's Bone, The Kids Are All Right, and Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams.

Mark Mori

Raw Footage was the first original series on The Independent Film Channel (IFC) hosted Alec Baldwin featuring interviews with independent film directors.

Max E. Youngstein

Max E. Youngstein (March 21, 1913, New York City  – July 8, 1997) was an American film producer who worked for United Artists, formed United Artists Music and United Artists Records then became an independent film producer.

Maya Darpan

The film was rediscovered through independent film enthusiasts in India dedicated to bringing Indian Parallel Cinema to the forefront of serious critical artistic discussion.

Micaela Nevárez

Nevárez launched her film career in the United States with a supporting role in the independent film The War Boys starring Victor Rasuk and Peter Gallagher.

New Tokyo Decadence – The Slave

This film was shown in Japan in 2007 and then at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival on February 7, 2009 on a double feature with S&M Hunter.

New Wine Church

Independent film exhibitors Panton Films took over the building from 14 July 1983 and it reopened as the Coronet Cinema with Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

P. David Ebersole

He was co-producer of the HBO original film, "Stranger Inside" (2001) and the independent film "The New Women" (2001) starring Mary Woronov.

Reshad Strik

He featured in the Jonathan Schwartz-produced independent film Spooner opposite Nora Zehetner and Matthew Lillard and also the vimeo sensation SCI-FI "STASIS", directed by Christian Swegal co-starring with Reshad were Beau Bridges and Erine Hudson.

Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival

In 2006, the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival recognized writer/director John Sayles and producer Maggie Renzi for their more than two decades of collaboration in independent film, which includes such acclaimed indie classics as The Brother From Another Planet, Passion Fish, Lone Star, and the Sidewalk 2004 Opening Night Film, Silver City.

So Much So Fast

This film premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and won the Audience Award at the Boston Independent Film Festival.

Stacy Earl

In 2006, Stacy Earl played a cameo role in the independent film "Crazy" which starred Ali Larter (Final Destination) and Waylon Payne (Walk the Line).

Stephen Potts

In March 2007 he was commissioned by Dynamic Entertainment DEH, a Dutch independent film production company, to adapt Philip Pullman’s 1992 novel The Butterfly Tattoo (previously published as The White Mercedes) as a feature film, released theatrically and on DVD in 2009.

Tatiana Maslany

Maslany portrayed the lead character Dylan in the independent film Cas & Dylan, for which she won a Philip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival.

The Murder City Devils

They also appeared as both individual actors as well as a band in David Larson's independent film The Edge of Quarrel.

The Nowhere Son

The Nowhere Son is an 2013 Indian/American independent film written, shot and directed by San Banarje starring Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Soumitra Chatterjee, Trisha Ray, San Banarje and Biswajit Chakraborty.

The Woman of Ahhs: A Self-Portrait by Victoria Fleming

Premiering at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma where it was nominated for the Grand Prix Focus, The Woman of Ahhs was an official selection at numerous film festivals around the world, including Cinefest, the Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria, the European Independent Film Festival in Paris, France, where it was presented at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and the Mexico International Film Festival where Paquette received the Bronze Palm Award.

Too Tired to Die

Too Tired to Die is a 1998 Korean and American independent film written and directed by Wonsuk Chin about a young Japanese man who learns he has 12 hours left to live.

Uri Fruchtmann

He serves as the non-executive Director of Ealing Studios and co-founder of Fragile Films, an independent film production company based in the United Kingdom.

Victoria Studd

She has had one acting role, playing Lucy in the independent film called Privileged in 1982, which introduced actors Hugh Grant and Imogen Stubbs.

What Just Happened

What Just Happened is an independent film, produced by 2929 Productions, Art Linson Productions and Tribeca Productions, and was released on October 17, 2008.

White Crane Films

White Crane Films is an independent film production company founded in 1990 in London by filmmakers, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam.

Yoav Potash

The film won the Jury Prize at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and is an official selection of Whole Foods Market’s online film festival, Do Something Reel.

Zakka

The Danish independent film Zakka West (2003) by Mikael Colville-Andersen is one of the first examples of the zakka fad reaching the West.