A Companion To American Indie Film

A Companion to American Indie Film Indie films have carved a striking niche in the American cinematic landscape in recent decades, but what exactly is an `"indie" film? How can it be understood both as a distinct phenomenon and as part of broader American cultural trends'?

A Companion to American Indie Film presents a comprehensive collection of original essays offering a state-of-the-art examination of key aspects of the indie film sector---from its origins and evolution to a range of broader cultural contexts. Featuring contributions from distinguished film scholars and emerging voices in the field, this Companion examines the indie film from several perspectives, with a unique locus on what is signified by the term "indie'", as opposed to broader uses of "independent". Central to the book is an understanding of indie as a specific film culture, an issue with which this volume begins and that informs many subsequent chapters. Other topics include key historical moments and movements in indie film history, relationships between indie film and other indie media, and issues including class, gender, regional identity, online fundraising, and stardom in the indie field. Timely and thought provoking. A Companion to American Indie Film is a significant contribution to the literature on American indie cinema

Geoff King is Professor of Film Studies at Brunei University London, UK. He is the author of numerous books on American film topics, including American Independent Cinema (2005). Indiewood, LISA: Where Hollywood Meets Independent Cinema (2009), Indie 2.0: Change and Continuity in Contemporary American Indie Film (2014), and Quality Hollywood: Markers of Distinction in Contemporary Studio Film (2016)