Low-budget film popular 1992 film "El Mariachi", in which the director Robert Rodriguez was unable to afford second takes due to the $7000 budget. Despite this, it was a success both critically and commercially, and started the young director's career. Some of the most critically acclaimed micro-budget films were by the Bengali film director Satyajit Ray, his most famous being "The Apu Trilogy" (1955–1959). The first film in the trilogy, "Pather Panchali" (1955), was produced on a shoestring budget of Rs.200,000 ($3000) using an amateur cast and crew. The three films are now frequently listed among the greatest films of all time.
Anthony Wall (film-maker) a roll-call of the world's best known cultural figures in 20th and 21st centuries, from Slim Gaillard to Amy Winehouse, from Edward Said to Eric Hobsbawm and from Jean Genet to V S Naipaul. Anthony Wall grew up in Hackney, East London. He attended a Catholic grammar school before studying English at King's College, Cambridge. Wall has personally been awarded three Bafta awards, three Royal Television Society awards, an Emmy, the Prix Italia, and the Special Medallion of the Telluride Film Festival. Anthony Wall (film-maker) Anthony Wall is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose lifelong contribution to cinema has been honoured