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It's taken 20 years, the engagement of his daughter Melissa as producer, and the embrace of the micro-budget staple Canon 5D camera for this humble iconoclast to get a new feature made.

Imported and Homegrown Steve Dollar 2011

The lead actress, Greta Gerwig, familiar to many of her New York neighbors as the "mumblecore diva" of micro-budget comedies like "Hannah Takes the Stairs," has been moving up the food chain in films both good (stealing the light from a grumpy Ben Stiller in "Greenberg") and not-so (a foil for Russell Brand in the disposable "Arthur" reboot).

Imported and Homegrown Steve Dollar 2011

The festival, which hopes to connect the themes and styles of its films to the rough-and-tumble history of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, leads off with a new film by Jay Duplass , who, with his brother Mark Duplass, helped launch the American micro-budget film movement in 2005 with "The Puffy Chair."

A New Flavor in the Kitchen Steve Dollar 2011

The lead actress, Greta Gerwig, familiar to many of her New York neighbors as the "mumblecore diva" of micro-budget comedies like "Hannah Takes the Stairs," has been moving up the food chain in films both good (stealing the light from a grumpy Ben Stiller in "Greenberg") and not-so (a foil for Russell Brand in the disposable "Arthur" reboot).

Imported and Homegrown Steve Dollar 2011

Like many of the estimated 3.5 million people who flock to the parade each year, Mr. Fleischner, a cinematographer and the director of the 2009 micro-budget feature "Wah Do Dem," found the encounter creatively galvanizing.

To Capture a Bracing Blowout Bruce Bennett 2011

Name talent can really elevate a micro-budget production, so keep SAG in mind as they're eager to keep their actors working.

Abe Schwartz: Produced By Conference 2011: Let the Work Prove It Abe Schwartz 2011

He's embraced micro-budget fearlessness to launch his own career, and he believes that limitation is really the best thing for indie filmmakers, as it allows you to "squeeze your brain."

Abe Schwartz: Produced By Conference 2011: Let the Work Prove It Abe Schwartz 2011

He's embraced micro-budget fearlessness to launch his own career, and he believes that limitation is really the best thing for indie filmmakers, as it allows you to "squeeze your brain."

Abe Schwartz: Produced By Conference 2011: Let the Work Prove It Abe Schwartz 2011

Name talent can really elevate a micro-budget production, so keep SAG in mind as they're eager to keep their actors working.

Abe Schwartz: Produced By Conference 2011: Let the Work Prove It Abe Schwartz 2011

It's taken 20 years, the engagement of his daughter Melissa as producer, and the embrace of the micro-budget staple Canon 5D camera for this humble iconoclast to get a new feature made.

Imported and Homegrown Steve Dollar 2011