It’s a Great Time to Get Into Independent Short Film 4-minute read It’s been over a year since behemothic Disney subsidiary Marvel Studios put out a movie, an unprecedented state of affairs after a solid decade-plus of increasingly tightly-spaced and more or less identical blockbusters. Theaters are empty, Disney is charging thirty bucks a pop to watch sloppy live-action remakes of its old 90s classics, and streaming services are screwing film crews out of their residuals by dropping releases without theatrical runs. In short, it’s a rough historical moment for film, but that crisis also presents moviegoers with an opportunity. There’s a whole world of independent film — everything from quiet arthouse experimentation to quick, punchy horror — ready and waiting for anyone willing to put in the time to find it.