American independent cinema

E238644

cinema of the United States film movement

American independent cinema is a movement of U.S. filmmaking characterized by low-budget, artistically driven, and often unconventional films produced outside the major studio system.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
American independent cinema canonical	15
American independent film movement	3
American indie cinema	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cinema of the United States ⓘ film movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	American independent cinema ⓘ surface form: American indie cinema U.S. independent film ⓘ
associatedWith	SXSW festival ⓘ surface form: South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival Sundance Film Festival ⓘ Telluride Film Festival ⓘ Tribeca Film Festival ⓘ arthouse theaters ⓘ direct-to-video and later digital distribution ⓘ independent film distributors ⓘ
characteristic	artistic autonomy ⓘ creative control by filmmakers ⓘ experimentation with form and style ⓘ festival-oriented distribution ⓘ focus on character over spectacle ⓘ limited theatrical release ⓘ location shooting ⓘ low-budget production ⓘ lower marketing budgets ⓘ niche and specialized audiences ⓘ personal and auteur-driven projects ⓘ smaller production crews ⓘ unconventional storytelling ⓘ use of non-professional or lesser-known actors ⓘ
commonGenre	comedy-drama ⓘ documentary ⓘ drama ⓘ experimental film ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
definedBy	distribution often through specialty or independent distributors ⓘ financing independent of major studios ⓘ production outside the major Hollywood studio system ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Hollywood studio cinema ⓘ
emergedIn	20th century ⓘ
focusesOn	marginalized communities ⓘ personal identity ⓘ psychological realism ⓘ regional stories within the United States ⓘ social issues ⓘ subcultures ⓘ
goal	development of new filmmaking talent ⓘ exploration of non-mainstream themes ⓘ greater artistic freedom than studio films ⓘ
influencedBy	American underground film ⓘ European art cinema ⓘ New Hollywood ⓘ
influences	contemporary American filmmaking ⓘ global independent cinema ⓘ
notablePeriod	1980s American independent cinema ⓘ 1990s American independent cinema ⓘ
typicalBudgetLevel	low to moderate ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dennis Hopper → influenced → American independent cinema ⓘ

Jim Jarmusch → movement → American independent cinema ⓘ

American independent cinema → alsoKnownAs → American independent cinema ⓘ

this entity surface form: American indie cinema

L. M. Kit Carson (married 1975; divorced) → activeIn → American independent cinema ⓘ

subject surface form: L. M. Kit Carson

Joshua James Richards → activeIn → American independent cinema ⓘ

William Hal Ashby → influenced → American independent cinema ⓘ

Shadows → influenced → American independent cinema ⓘ

this entity surface form: American independent film movement

Faces → filmMovement → American independent cinema ⓘ

this entity surface form: American independent film movement

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie → partOf → American independent cinema ⓘ

Husbands → partOf → American independent cinema ⓘ

Miguel Arteta → activeIn → American independent cinema ⓘ

Vincent Gallo → movement → American independent cinema ⓘ

Silverwood Films → associatedWith → American independent cinema ⓘ

Putney Swope → partOfMovement → American independent cinema ⓘ

Goodbye Solo → partOfMovement → American independent cinema ⓘ

Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs → portrayedIn → American independent cinema ⓘ

subject surface form: Mr. White (Reservoir Dogs)

Ray McKinnon → partOf → American independent cinema ⓘ

Karyn Kusama → activeIn → American independent cinema ⓘ

Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart → filmmakingMovement → American independent cinema ⓘ

this entity surface form: American independent film movement