it about two percent movie making and ninety eight percent hustling . it no way to spend a life . orson welles every review of this film will probably state this quote . which be ok and because the film open with it . but it the perfect summary a director christopher garetano explores and investigates why be draw and filmmaker especially and to horror in general . it also an examination of the spirit one try to hold onto in a harsh business to enter and let alone prosper in . so you wan na make movie . why . and if so and why horror . what be it that make u come back again and again to the genre . what would drive you to put regular life on hold indefinitely to create these twisted vision . director garetano creator of the horror magazine be you go . ( which he put on hiatus to make this film ) and the award win experimental short inside decide to avoid horror usual suspect ( stephen king and george romero and wes craven etc . ) and focus that question on the little guy and five or six independent up and comer with vary degree of ambition and ability . we meet such distinct iconoclast a lone wolf david stagnari and who spend year hone a surrealistic black and white nightmare call catharsis and and wonder if there even a place for his work in the era of glossy and soulless and empty film . button pusher ron atkins and who crank out over the top tale of decadence and madness while john brodie and a david icke conspiracy theorist or producer who help ron complete a video dramatize the alien takeover of the american government while and john goras and a mild mannered animator who get his angst out through title like son of god vs. son of godzilla . we also spend some time on the set of zombie honeymoon and where director dave gebroe aim for a more dramatic and character base conflict amidst the body part and courtesy of fx master tate steinsiek . and with brian singleton and who work on his own documentary of the paranormal and his own sci fi or horror hybrid flick with no money and time and or apartment to his credit we also visit on set with mark borchardt and who indie and documentary fan will remember from 1999 american movie . this film and however and be not a sequel while we only deal with mark a he relate to the theme of the piece . as engage a always and mark actually seem to have lose his drive after this previous film coven in the late 90 and we get to watch him regain it with his first feature scare me . an excitingly visual documentary and garetano avoids static and talk head for the most part and pepper his film with colorful visual montage and often dramatize the spirit of film make a la errol morris while the film open with a little kid in his bathroom apply kiss like horror makeup and join another kid brandish a movie camera and recreate night of the living dead on a child level while it perfectly set the playful tone and will make a lot of struggle indie grin and think back to their formative year . it never distractingly stylize except for some occasional interview and which be capture at jar angle that make you crane your head . editing be tight and the timing make some funny moment even funnier while there some laugh out loud scene a we follow these persistent dreamer through their high and low and and every personality he follow be at the least and interest while with ego range from swell to nonexistent . yet the material never become condescend or a point and laugh affair and nor a project greenlight chronicle of on set mishap and doubt . these folk and like all aspire artist and craftsman and be touch by film in their youth and will stop at nothing to be able to touch them back . the fact that the film that set them off be full of monster and gore and madness and suspense be irrelevant . it an honest yet hopeful look at the no budget end of genre film making . the doc briefly turn to some low budget genre pioneer and well know horror celebs . h. g. lewis ( the godfather of gore ) discuss entertainment vs. indulgence and sid haig ( the devil reject and spider baby ) talk commitment and how much be too much and tony timpone ( head of fangoria magazine ) share his view on the genre viability and and joe bob briggs nail it when he discuss what usually suck about low or no budget film ( stop cast your non actor friend . ) . some of the work we see from the director be barely above the amateur level and some more ambitious and detail while but their resulting work isn not the point . ( though there a great end sequence where a lot of them accomplish their immediate goal ) against all odds and they be out there shoot and get it do and ( hopefully ) learn more about their craft etc . how many filmmaker start out that way and end up just talk .