Movies and TvShows featuring "struggling-filmmaker" theme.

This documentary explores the tumultuous production of Richard Stanley's 'Island of Dr. Moreau,' which was plagued by creative clashes, production issues, and a string of bad luck. It delves into the struggles of a vengeful director, an egomaniacal actor, and a film shoot that turned into an epic disaster.

In the Soup follows the story of a struggling filmmaker who meets a quirky character and gets involved in a downward spiral of drugs and a strange love interest. The film explores themes of poverty, dreams, and the challenges faced by independent filmmakers in New York City.

Enfant Terrible follows the life of a struggling filmmaker named Rainer Werner Fassbinder as he rises to fame and becomes a controversial figure in the German film industry. Set in Munich in the 1960s and 1970s, the movie explores Fassbinder's tumultuous relationships, his work as a director and producer, and his impact on German cinema. The film also delves into Fassbinder's personal life, including his relationships with both men and women and his struggles with his own inner demons. With its explicit depiction of sex and provocative themes, Enfant Terrible captures the essence of Fassbinder's rebellious spirit and artistic vision.

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the spawning ground of today's and tomorrow's stars. They started the careers of Jack Nicholson and Sylvester Stallone among many others, as well as now super star directors Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Howard and James Cameron. The film examines the evolution of starry-eyed newcomers arriving in Hollywood and discovering the harsh reality of getting into pictures.

A struggling filmmaker in Peru faces bullying and supernatural forces as he tries to make his movie. He deals with issues such as cheating husband, maternal love, sibling relationship, marriage, divorce, film criticism, poisoning, sorcery, and the battle between good and evil.