Chicagoist: Local Film Fiction Is Now a Fact

Rob

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:14:36 -0600

Anon/nmpkm, There's a long, long history in the arts of artists having patrons, be they royalty, wealthy merchants or rich relatives. Ain't nothing new. Having said that, there's also a long history in indie film of mortaging your house, selling your car and running up credit cards in order to get a film made. In either case, the point is getting the film made by whatever means necessary. There's nothing dishonorable about it (as long as it's a good film).

nmpkm

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:06:20 -0600

Dude, this is the dirty secret about most artists anymore. They're mostly trustafarians.

Anon

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:32:06 -0600

No disrespect intended for hardworking University of Chicago students or indie filmmakers, but I've heard lots of complaints about this production; they got their rich parents to fund a film they wanted to make. How is that rewriting the rules of independent filmmaking? Step 1. Have rich parents. Step 2. Exploit them. Great. Really an inspirational story.