Cinema of Outsiders SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies Only recently has the status

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Cinema of Outsiders SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies Only recently has the statusA deep dive into the emergence and success of independent filmmaking in America A Los Angeles Times Bestseller The most important development in American culture of the last two decades is the emergence of independent cinema as a viable alternative to Hollywood. Indeed, while Hollywood's studios devote much of their time and energy to churning out big budget, star studded event movies, a renegade independent cinema that challenges mainstream fare