Complex sentence: It is rare that a no budget film manages to receive recognition and launch a filmmaker's career; only a handful have achieved any level of high acclaim--prime examples being Kevin Smith's "Clerks" and Christopher Nolan's "Following".
Split into simpler sentences: It is rare that a no-budget film manages to receive recognition and launch a filmmaker's career; only a handful have achieved any level of high acclaim. Prime examples are Kevin Smith's "Clerks" and Christopher Nolan's "Following".