"An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter."
Peter Biskind
as Self
Edward Burns
Paul Auster
Frederick Elmes
Arthur Penn
John Sayles
David Thomson
Peter Bogdanovich
Martin Scorsese
Christa Lang
Alexandre Rockwell
Thelma Schoonmaker
Nicca Ray
Gary Graver
Austin Pendleton
Michael Ferris
Henry Jaglom
Katherine Haber
Paul Seydor
Garth Craven
Gena Rowlands
Bo Harwood
Seymour Cassel
Peter Falk
Al Ruban
James B. Harris
Leon Vitali
Stanley Tucci
Steve Buscemi
Ray Carney
Darren Aronofsky
Robert Townsend
as Bobby Taylor (archive footage)
Erich von Stroheim
as Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton
as Buster (archive footage)
Samuel Fuller
Nicholas Ray
Orson Welles
Sam Peckinpah
John Cassavetes
Stanley Kubrick
Robert Redford
David Lynch
Shannon Davis
Director
Jay Bellissimo
Editor
John Oselette
Gary Slawitschka
Sandi Murnane
Post-Production Manager
Mat Dennis
Sound Mixer
Michael Falasco
Director of Photography
Reid Hall
Original Music Composer
Melissa Roller
Supervising Producer
Jon Messner
Producer
Chris Merrifield
Executive Producer
Dena Krupinsky