Low Budget Indie Gems
Just some of my favs from the last few years or so...
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- DirectorKris AvedisianStarsJesse WakemanKris AvedisianWilliam BillingtonWith sudden passing of his grandmother, Peter Latang returns to his hometown and encounters his long lost, childhood friend, Donald Treebeck. What begins as a simple favor, turns into a long day's journey into the past.
- DirectorAdrian MurrayStarsAaron KeoghAdrian MurrayKelly PaoliShort on funds, a guy hatches a plot to scam the owner of a lost credit card.
- DirectorMark JacksonStarsJoslyn JensenRon CarrierDarren LenzOn a remote wooded island, a young woman becomes caretaker to an old man in a vegetative state. Her isolated routine devolves into a struggle with sexuality, guilt and loss.
- DirectorRobert MachoianRodrigo Ojeda-BeckStarsHarper GrahamElias GrahamArri MachoianFive siblings, left on their own, spend a summer's day full of fantasy and chaos.
- DirectorClay Riley HasslerStarsMichael McDowellLance MegginsonJulie DunaganAn 18 year old boy navigates his way through life in a shelter after the passing of his grandmother.
- DirectorPerry BlackshearStarsMacLeod AndrewsEvan DumouchelMargaret Ying DrakeSuspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.
- DirectorShawn HolmesStarsMichael Guy AllenMeg BradenJulian CuriAn orphaned war veteran routinely travels between our world and the afterlife in search of his fiancée's killer by stopping and starting his own heart.
- DirectorHeidi Elise BeaverDean KavanaghRouzbeh RashidiStarsGeorge Val BeerLiam MavesHeidi Elise BeaverIn Passing is a collaboration between seven different filmmakers from around the world in response to Jesse Richards' 2008 Remodernist Film Manifesto.
- DirectorJoe StaufferStarsDavid LongKristi RayTaylor KowalskiDavid, a local filmmaker, becomes obsessed with Charlotte, an aspiring actress working as a waitress, and begins filming a gory masterpiece.
- DirectorJim CummingsStarsJim CummingsKendal FarrNican RobinsonA police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
- DirectorWinston DeGiobbiStarsCharles William McKenzieJoey Lee MacLeanStephen MelansonTwentysomething Kay Jay sleeps on his grandfather Loppers' couch. The computer's on the fritz and there's not much of anything to do; there's a lot of sitting around, eating 5-cent candies and drinking pop. Bored, Kay Jay plays with fire, aimlessly wanders through the night, encounters strangers and gets hassled by September, his aggro delinquent brother. Chained to a life of co-dependency, he passively navigates his isolated existence-but you can see the desire to escape in his eyes.
- DirectorTom LassStarsAmelie KieferTom LassMartina Schöne-RadunskiThe turbulent relationship between Oskar and Alex ends in a big blaze, Alex has set in Oskar's apartment. So Oskar decides that everything shall be different with the next one and he makes a deal with fun-loving Masha: sleeping together but no making love. They both drift through Berlin and through their lives, sometimes playful, sometimes obsessively. And even Masha has her issues. While trying to build up a "normal" relationship, both Masha and Oskar reach their limits.
- DirectorKenton BartlettStarsMark Boone JuniorMelora WaltersElizabeth AlexanderDavid concocts a strange and deluded plan to win back the affection of his estranged girlfriend, Delia.
- DirectorBen ChaceSam FleischnerStarsKevin BewersdorfSean BonesCarl BradshawMax lives in Brooklyn. He enjoys playing soccer, skateboarding, and drinking with his friends at local bars. Last summer he and his girlfriend, Willow, won a free cruise to Jamaica but two days before the trip she dumps him cold. When his friends flake, Max winds up alone on the high seas, navigating the crowds of gray-haired cruisers. Over the course of several days he flirts with the staff photographer, drinks cocktails with the boat's celebrity juggler and has several strange encounters with the only other loner.
- DirectorCullen HobackStarsMegan MurphyHarry LessingerRichard GarfieldAfter the apocalypse, a group of mental health patients have inherited the Earth. Armed with a short bus and imagination, they must rebuild society and find the edge of the world.
- DirectorRobinson DevorStarsPape Sidy NiangAllan ArmstrongEric BreedloveAn African-born bicycle cop encounters strange and mysterious situations on his police beat in urban Seattle.
- DirectorTaylor GutersonStarsBob BurkholderBritton CrosleyGail ShackelOld Goats is a comedy that features three elderly men playing themselves, but within a fictional framework. The story blends fiction and reality. Britt lives alone on a boat and searches for excitement and romance in his life. Bob writes a book of memoirs about his life as a soldier, para-trooper, and bush pilot, but is uneasy about revealing his sins as a younger man. David is struggling to adapt into retired life while living with his bossy wife. The story is about each man's attempt to change his ways.
- DirectorIan MacAllister McDonaldStarsThomas MannLily Mae HarringtonEly HenryA charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses her weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen.
- DirectorAlyx DuncanStarsLee StuartMeng Jia StuartIn a world of rapidly changing cultures and environmental upheaval, one couple from opposite ends of the earth strives to stay true to their values and each other, giving a personal perspective on globalisation.
- DirectorRyan ProwsStarsNicki MicheauxMark BurnhamJon OswaldThe sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong.
- DirectorJason LeveringDavid M. WeissStarsGarrett SheeksKarrie BaumanJeff GambleA hitman in hiding struggles to keep his monsters at bay when his dark past comes calling. Some days your LUCK just goes BLACK.
- DirectorJosh SafdieStarsBat 'Batman' BaxterAlex BilligWayne ChinA curious and lost Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers who find themselves sadly smiling only well after she's left their lives. They owe her their thanks.
- DirectorEvan SnyderStarsMason BornTabita JohanssonAlan SnyderAfter separating from his wife, a depressed alcoholic moves his unemployed brother in to help take care of his kids.
- DirectorMichael GilioStarsMichael GilioLara PhillipsRich KomenichThe tale of a Hollywood-bound actor called Lucky whose shoplifting is discovered by a local girl in a small, Midwestern town.
- DirectorHarry NordlingerExplores places, moments and characters throughout the surreal and haunting city of Tacoma.