His Fans Greenlight the Film

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/18/AR2006081800210_4.html

This article about Robert Greenwald and John Gilliam was fascinating because of the concept behind the whole thing. They were to make a political movie about Iraq and the ways in which the US government was doing wrong by the troops serving, the Iraqi people and employees of the US government themselves. The film was meant to inform, inspire and incite change.

The film was to be funded largely by donations from those who wanted to see the movie made. Greenwald and Gilliam reached their goal of $200,000 in 10 days, in fact, they exceeded it. The faith Gilliam and Greenwald had in their cause and their fan base was extraordinary, and so were the efforts of the donors who contributed to the film. Of course their efforts would not go unnoticed; each donor received a credit at the end of the movie, making the credits some of the longest cinematic history.

This type of filmmaking is sure to inspire people in the future to put themselves out there because sometimes, like in the case of this film, your product may be more intriguing than you believe. These two men managed to make a political movie released in the heat of midterm elections with the help of no major Hollywood corporation. They "stuck it to the man" with the help of the beliefs of their fan base.