Independent film in America got its start way back in the 1950s. But it wasn't until the 90s that it became a vehicle for filmmakers and actors to catapult themselves into the mainstream. This was in part due to the help of the Sundance Film Festival. The Utah-based festival quickly became the mecca for independent cinema in America and enabled their selections to get a wider audience. During the decade, filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Robert Rodriguez, the Coen brothers, and many more turned themselves into household names.
Indie hits like Raising Arizona, Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, and Dazed and Confused became instant classics and convinced the industry to fund more projects of this ilk. But not every indie film of the period has survived the test of time. In fact, not even every great film of the period has. Many 90s indie films were quickly forgotten or never got the acclaim they deserved. Let me tell you about ten of them
