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The Filmmaker Who Became a Verb

At the end of the documentary, "Hearts of Darkness", about the making of "Apocalypse Now", Francis Coppola said he hoped that the advent of affordable 8 mm film cameras meant that film making would be taken up by the masses and become an art rather than big business. He specifically said “a little fat girl in Ohio” might become a great filmmaker. Sigh. But that’s okay. I love what he meant. ...even though we lack budgets and experience, we indie filmmakers may still know when to Edgar Wright it, David Lynch it, or Catherine Breillat it. I may not exactly…
Carla Siegle
August 17, 2016