Indie film has gotten kind of boring. That revolution may be over (it succeeded well). At present (and maybe always, since the 1980s) indie or independent film is an attempt to do what Hollywood is doing but at a low budget, and also it was an attempt (successful) to expand the type of stories that were being told, and to add greater diversity to the movies (also successful as of now). And was also a path to break into Hollywood (maybe not everyone wants that. hollywood is interesting, but also seems like a lot of work and money spent and dealing with a ton of problems to produce a limited range of products). But, by and large, indie film was always a Hollywood facing project (there are a few exception). What if the next wave of indie filmmakers looked in the other direction (but remain open to working with whoever wants to work w/ them - Hollywood, Netflix, Amazon, art galleries, small movie theaters, non-profits, ad agencies, ordinary people with interesting stories, community