Also, given the limited tools and talent that Smith had to work with at the time, Clerks was definitely a unique, remarkable
achievement in independent filmmaking, while Clerks II is just another raunchy comedy.
«Like many filmmakers, I started my
adventures in independent filmmaking writing charters into my screenplays in hopes that Michael Madsen would be in the cast,» said festival founder David Katz.
My roots are
in independent filmmaking and I believe in providing opportunities to people working outside of the studio system,» network founder Robert Rodriguez said in a statement.