Anyone who has ever ever worked on an independent film will tell you "The pay is bad but the hours are long". Making a film when you have money is easy, you can always buy anyone and anything you need. But making an indie means finding a group of like-minded people who share a vision and just plain love the process of filmmaking. Sure, Hollywood pics are okay, but we're talking about films with soul.
And by the way, you don't have to be a filmmaker to appreciate the spirit of independent film.
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