Independent Filmmaking around the Globe calls attention to the significant changes taking place in independent cinema today, as new production and distribution technology and shifting social dynamics make it more and more possible for independent filmmakers to produce films outside both the mainstream global film industry and their own national film systems. Identifying and analyzing the many complex forces that shape the production and distribution of feature films, the authors detail how independent filmmakers create work that reflects independent voices and challenges political, economic, and cultural constraints.

With chapters on the under-explored cinemas of Greece, Turkey, Iraq, China, Malaysia, Peru, and West Africa, as well as traditional production centres such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, Independent Filmmaking around the Globe explores how contemporary independent filmmaking increasingly defines the global cinema of our time.

《全球范围内独立电影制作》呼吁人们关注当今独立电影所发生的重大变化，因为新的制作和发行技术以及不断变化的社会动态使独立电影人越来越有可能在全球主流电影业和本国电影系统之外制作电影。作者确定并分析了影响故事片制作和发行的许多复杂力量，详细介绍了独立电影人如何创作反映独立声音的作品，并挑战政治、经济和文化限制。

《全球范围内的独立电影制作》以希腊、土耳其、伊拉克、中国、马来西亚、秘鲁和西非等未被开发的电影院，以及美国、英国、加拿大和澳大利亚等传统制作中心为章节，探讨了当代独立电影制作如何日益定义我们时代的全球电影。