MOVIES ARE NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE: A CASE STUDY
MUBI PRESENTS "MY FIRST FILM" + OTHER META NARRATIVES, PERFORMED AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND MOVIES ABOUT MAKING MOVIES
“You just need to feel like God sometimes.” - Zia Anger
One has to be a lunatic to make an independent film. This filmmaker must be tenacious in the face of unrelenting challenges: arguments among the cast and crew, budget shortfalls, having too many actors, having only bears as actors, love affairs and mysterious older men. Sometimes the representation of one’s own life is the problem and they must cobble the past together with whatever pieces of footage remain. Even worse, there is the director’s own ego, fighting against them through it all. Filmmaking is no challenge for the faint of heart or spirit. Yet somehow, sometimes, a movie or two slips out into the world.
These are the brave filmmakers who hid nothing, split themselves open and let the audience see what it takes; a messy blend of truth and fiction. Each in a unique way, the following films explore the themes of movie making from a personal perspective that we do not often have the opportunity to witness. They provide proof that making a movie is possible by capturing the whole thing on camera.
This series is sponsored by MUBI in promotion of their newest release MY FIRST FILM by Zia Anger. Get 30 days free to watch hundreds of thoughtfully hand-picked films on MUBI!
One has to be a lunatic to make an independent film. This filmmaker must be tenacious in the face of unrelenting challenges: arguments among the cast and crew, budget shortfalls, having too many actors, having only bears as actors, love affairs and mysterious older men. Sometimes the representation of one’s own life is the problem and they must cobble the past together with whatever pieces of footage remain. Even worse, there is the director’s own ego, fighting against them through it all. Filmmaking is no challenge for the faint of heart or spirit. Yet somehow, sometimes, a movie or two slips out into the world.
These are the brave filmmakers who hid nothing, split themselves open and let the audience see what it takes; a messy blend of truth and fiction. Each in a unique way, the following films explore the themes of movie making from a personal perspective that we do not often have the opportunity to witness. They provide proof that making a movie is possible by capturing the whole thing on camera.
This series is sponsored by MUBI in promotion of their newest release MY FIRST FILM by Zia Anger. Get 30 days free to watch hundreds of thoughtfully hand-picked films on MUBI!
