Outside The Box of Considerations

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to watch a pre-screening of the film adaptation of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", and Sean Penn's character said something that really sparked up a thought in me. He said the things that we merely pay attention to are the things that deserve attention, it is the things we do not look at, that give us moments to appreciate. As a filmmaker, this statement has really presented itself as the epitome of this year's motion picture premiers.

     
We are closely entering awards season, and I must say this year has become one of the most challenging award seasons in a long time. According to Indiewire, in the year 2013, many people are starting to see independent films as main competition as opposed to the attention seeking studio films. The 2013 Spirit Award Nominations were recently announced, which garnered some surprises to the public. Gaby Hoffman was one of the surprises in the leading female category, which many expected hollywood's  Julia Louis-Dreyfus to be surely be one of the top nominations, but in this case, it was the unknown Gaby Hoffman that took the attention for her spectacular performance in
'Crystal Fairy'. An additional surprise were Melonie Diaz's nomination over oscar-winner Octavia Spencer for 'Fruitvale Station'. Ms. Diaz has been acting for quite some time and now her acting is starting to dive into the spotlight, like many other independent film performers.
   
Moreover, many independent films have been getting raving reviews, especially for oscar contending, films such as 'Fruitvale Station', 'Nebraska', 'Lee Daniel's The Butler', Dallas Buyers Club', 'Frances Ha', 'Stories We Tell' and many more. This has surely become a year that many can expect a high contenders number of independent film success during the awards season, which says a lot for our film industry. Now, people are able to realize that studio films are not the only major contenders when it comes to the best acting, directing, writing, producing and etc. Independent films are making a bold statement, and its now time we all start paying attention outside the studio system box, because we may just miss out on something spectacular if we do not realize what really needs our attention.

Here's a link, posted below, to the list of the top 2013 indie films that Indiewire encourages moviegoers to go check out. I highly suggest one takes a chance to see some, if not all.

http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-50-indie-films-we-want-to-see-in-2013?page=7#articleHeaderPanel