It's not an independent film ...

without Don Cheadle or William H. Macey.

A recent Hollywood Reporter article reports,

"Traditionally, indie features provided opportunities for emerging artists to work with low budgets for next to nothing. But in the mid-1990s, an influx of bankable actors invaded the scene, willing to work for scale wages on labors of love to prove their credibility or revive sagging careers. Many filmmakers now contend that getting an indie film made or seen today without stars is harder than ever before."

Makes it a little tougher for true independent artists. But truly small independent filmmakers such as those of us here at Starbox are nothing if not optimistic. We look to standouts like Blair Witch, Pi, and Napoleon Dynamite to support our model.

We're putting our distribution hopes in the festival circuit ... and in the quality of our product.

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