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In Reply to: What was the first indie film? posted by clarkjohnsen on May 31, 2001 at 16:49:43:
That "indie" moniker means it not only had to be more recent than the guesses below, but also conform to a certain strategy, viz., lowish budget, no studio support, largely a one-man show BUT a success in exhibition (and therefore we know of it).Hint on my entrant: From the seventies.
clark
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Director/writer/producer/actor/bottlewasher Melvin Van Peebles went to college in my home town.
...but more of a "cult" or "underground" than a true indie, which achieves theatrical release and earns some money.clark
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Just a wild guess since it was on IFC a few days ago.AS
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