- Desperate filmmakers embark on a five-year journey to search for answers to the one true question in filmmaking; what is 'INDEPENDENT FILM' and when does it stop being independent and start being something else? They travel to the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL to find the answers to their question.—Bill Jacobson & Julian Starks
- There has been great debate and arguments for nearly 20 years among and around Hollywood, centering on Independent Film. From Miramax and the Weinsteins to the Studios to the "little guys" to Sundance, the questions rage on. Who was responsible for the renaissance of non-studio movies? Has the Sundance Film Festival become too influenced by the Studios? How does the "little guy" who's made a movie break into what seems to be a closed system even for indie film? Enter a team of three neophyte filmmakers - Julian Starks, Jennifer Sorenson and Bill Jacobson - who embark on a five year roller coaster of a ride to find the answer to the two decades old debate: What is Independent Film? Against the backdrop of the Sundance Film Festival and the yearly pilgrimage of producers, directors, industry "suits" and Hollywood wannabes, these filmmakers and their cameras journey for the answers. They trek to the festival each January for five years, and in their search of the original question, each of them is forced to face the issues - and demons - that plague any indie film. Whether it's lack of money, lack of time, unexpected losses or disintegrating relationships, this grueling journey takes its toll on these three filmmakers, who ultimately refuse to give up on their quest. Passion? Obsession? Stupidity? Insanity? Are these the qualities that help define Independent Film? "Journey to Sundance" tackles these questions straight on, with humor, honesty, poignancy and resolve.—Jerome Courshon, Bill Jacobson, Julian Starks
- Against the backdrop of the Sundance Film Festival and the yearly pilgrimage of producers, directors, industry suits and Hollywood wannabes, filmmaker Julian Starks embarks on an multi-year rollercoaster of a ride to find the answer to the nearly thirty-five old questionWhat is Independent Film? This journey includes interviews with Javier Bardem, Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Chaz Palminteri, John Malkovich, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Salma Hayek etc. It offers a glimpse into the altruistic history of the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, the multimillion-dollar, star-studded annual reception that it now draws and searches for the true meaning of INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING. The film is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers all over the world, as well Julians own struggles to finish this film. (Feature film) directed by Julian Starks.
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