• Grimy@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    9
    ·
    3 days ago

    Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t know of many full fledged indie movies with hour plus runtimes. The only one that comes to mind is Primer. It’s essentially non-existant when compared to the indie music and video game scene imo.

    • elgordino@fedia.io
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      3 days ago

      There are tons of low budget indie films out there. If you want to see something other than the usual multiplex stuff check out a local film festival in your area.

    • Krauerking@lemy.lol
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      3 days ago

      Wow let me correct you.

      Nah people are making plenty of movies without any need of permission to do so.

      Give a quick scroll through Amazons movie library or even Netflix or Tubi sometime and see all the stuff that is new but never was talked about. Within the last few years I have even watched probably half a dozen movies in actual theaters made by production companies that have a fraction of the power as Disney and I even enjoyed a bunch of them.

      Onyx the fortuitous
      Painting with invisible hand
      Stop motion
      Late night with the devil
      Terrifier
      Pig
      Past Lives

      • Grimy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 days ago

        Pig had a 3 million budget and painting with invisible hands was produced by MGM. These aren’t in any way indie.

        I know sometimes we get good movies and my comment is clearly hyperbole, but with the current price tag on making a movie, the only way you can make a movie without asking permission is with a fat trustfund.

    • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      3 days ago

      They just aren’t nearly as popular due to lack of marketing but they definitely exist. The biggest limiter is the “full fledged” part since most of the better pure indie films end up getting a studio as a distributor and then they end up not actually full fledged.