The independent sector has produced many of the most distinctive films to have appeared in the US in recent decades. From 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' in the 1980s

A comparative analysis of key Islamic ity platforms and their debates

This anthology addresses the salient aesthetic, ideological and economic determinants of independent American cinema over the past three decades.

The most important development in American culture of the last two decades is the emergence of independent cinema as a viable alternative to Hollywood's safe an

This introduction to American Independent Cinema offers both a comprehensive industrial and economic history of the sector from the early twentieth century to t