Following up on Anthony Kaufman's post of a couple days ago, Eugene Hernandez writes about what's in the air in Austin this year -- you can call them DIY, no-budget, or self-reliant filmmakers. This year, with Hannah Takes the Stairs, Quiet City, Frownland, Orphans these films are the toast of the town. I've been traveling for the last 24 hours (in Knoxville to scout locations for a film I'm shooting), but I have more thoughts on this which I'll try to articulate later.
Then again, I feel like I've been articulating thoughts about this stuff for the last year and a half. It's nice to see indieWire discussing it, even if they do refer to these films as "mumblecore." I believe it goes broader and deeper than that limiting name.
Anyway, here's the article.