I think we can safely say that low-budget independent producers are stark raving mad. Why would any rational person develop an idea with little or no guarantee of the eventual commercial value, then beg, borrow and steal to find the cash to actually make the movie? As if that wasn’t tough enough, they go through the soul-destroying effort of trying to get the film to the big screen. All this while inevitably battling those talent egos, tight-ass cash flows, crew, location and filming problems—as well as the small issue of getting the investors’ money back.

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