But independent filmmakers have found a way to get their work to a global audience without spending a lot of money, or sacrificing their work. To me, indie film gives its audience an alternative to slick, formulaic and sometimes boring Hollywood trash. That said, I enjoy film that flies in the face of convention, so long as the film doesn't exist simply to spite convention. I'm a fan of indie film that inspires, challenges or otherwise disrupts the mold. Commercial art of any kind is written to a popular, easily marketable formula, whether it's movies, or television, or music.
Unconventional art has the opportunity to explore amazing depths.
It also has the chance of being so wild that it violently alienates anyone who experiences it. Some of iFilm's offerings are visually stunning, especially considering the limited budgets of independent filmmakers. And most of the popular fare on iFilm and AtomFilm are mostly comedy and parody. For example, Abe Forsythe's Computer Boy, a 50-minute parody of The Matrix, was a top downloaded movie on iFilm earlier this year. Toward the beginning of November, LucasFilm signed an agreement with AtomFilms allowing Star Wars spoofs to be shown on the Web, and protected from litigation.