Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 3

John Berra is a lecturer in Film and Language Studies at Renmin University of China. He is the author of Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Production (2008); editor of the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent volumes 1, 2 and 3; editor of the Directory of World Cinema:Japan volumes 1, 2 and 3; co-editor of World Film Locations: Beijing (2012) and World Film Locations: Shanghai (2014); and co-editor of the East Asian Journal of Popular Culture. He has also contributed to Electric Shadows: A Century of Chinese Cinema (2014). He is also a contributor to magazines, including Electric Sheep and Film International.

'Forty-four individuals representing a cross section of American independent cinema are considered in well-written essays by scholars and writers of film. Contributors critically analyze the body of work of filmmakers who range from those who helped define the independent label, such as John Cassavetes; to fan favorites, such as Quentin Tarantino; to lesser-known artists, such as Alice Wu.'

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction by the EditorFilms of the YearAdvantageousBlue RuinBoyhoodCitizenfourThe GuestInside Llewyn DavisListen Up PhilipNightcrawlerSpring BreakersUpstream ColorWelcome to New YorkWhiplashIndustry SpotlightBBS ProductionsInterview with Alex Kendrick of Kendrick Brothers Productions/ Sherwood PicturesInterview with Chris Chan LeeScoring Cinema Beasts of the Southern WildDirectors Allison AndersWes AndersonDarren AronofskyRalph BakshiNoah BaumbachJohn CassavetesLisa CholodenkoLarry CohenSofia CoppolaJonathan DemmeBrian De PalmaSamuel FullerDavid Gordon GreenTodd HaynesNicole HolofcenerTobe HooperDennis HopperJim JarmuschRian JohnsonSpike JonzeRichard KellyZalman KingWilliam KleinSpike LeeHerschell Gordon LewisTerrence MalickDavid Mamet John Cameron MitchellErrol MorrisJeff NicholsTyler PerryKelly ReichardtJason ReitmanRobert RodriguezGeorge A RomeroPaul SchraderSteven SoderberghTodd Solondz 250Whit StillmanQuentin TarantinoGus Van SantWayne WangTi WestAlice WuRecommended ReadingAmerican Independent Cinema OnlineTest Your KnowledgeNotes On ContributorsFilmography