Independent film’s industrial structure now runs on plutocratic financial flows
Evidence
Financialization, intergenerational wealth, tax evasion, capital extraction, reputation laundering, and corrupt philanthropy are now essential characteristics of the industrial structure of contemporary independent and indie film. — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 270
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- DEFINE: Proposes a redefinition of ‘independence’ for the New Gilded Age: the defining features are now financial instruments, not aesthetic ones.
- QUESTION: Worth chasing: what exactly is ‘corrupt philanthropy’ and ‘reputation laundering’ in film financing — would-be direct evidence for the reader’s causal-trace project.
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