Indie Film Top: Anton Tubero

SXSW Grand Jury Prize (Nominated), Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography (Won). 2. The Whistleblower of 7th Street (2015) – The Raw Debut For purists, Tubero’s lo-fi debut remains his most "indie" work. Shot on a modified Canon DSLR, The Whistleblower of 7th Street feels less like a movie and more like a documentary you stumbled upon.

Tubero experiments with time here in a way he never has before. The use of a looping score (composed by indie legend Arthur Beem) creates a hypnotic, claustrophobic dread. The final five minutes—a silent shot of the driver cleaning his taxi at dawn—will leave you staring at a blank screen. anton tubero indie film top

A teenager finds an encrypted hard drive in a dumpster behind a NYC bodega. Instead of turning it into the police, he uses the data to blackmail local slumlords. SXSW Grand Jury Prize (Nominated), Independent Spirit Award

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