41.   She feels that the theater offers independent filmmakers and distributors as attractive an L.A. showcase as they could possibly wish.

42.   Some of the best progress, as is often the case, is being made by independent filmmakers.

43.   Some independent filmmakers find the prospect of a big company like Hilfiger dressing the cast and promoting a small movie to be troubling.

44.   Some independent filmmakers hope the Web will let them bypass Hollywood and reach viewers directly.

45.   So the theater owners went elsewhere and cut a deal with independent African-American filmmakers like Spike Lee.

46.   Such insulting portrayals inspired the first independent black filmmakers, who formed their own companies and produced their films on shoestring budgets.

47.   That is true, too, for writers and directors of cable television producers and independent filmmakers.

48.   The company sometimes does not pay for production costs, often opting to take up distribution rights for a few million dollars on works by independent filmmakers.

49.   The movie was written and directed by independent filmmaker John Sayles.

50.   The Slack Packers have also thrived as independent filmmakers, partly because the low-budget world is open to the counter-cultural inclinations and inexperience of youth.