Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this documentary explores the struggles of financing, attracting the right talent, working with practical effects and selling the finished product in the hope of turning a profit. Featuring interviews with a range of industry luminaries, not only are technical aspects and interpersonal skills discussed but also the emotional stamina and little-known tips needed to survive in the low budget film industry.
Direction
McConnell turns his own failure into uncomfortably intimate cinema.
Production
Five years of footage compressed into raw industry truth bombs.
Director
Justin McConnell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
McConnell shot this simultaneously while trying to get Lifechanger made—meaning this documentary about struggling to make movies was itself struggling to get made.
This captures indie horror's 2015-2020 ecosystem before streaming totally disrupted festival distribution—it's already a time capsule.
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