LA-based Kiwi actor Peter Winkelmann is part of a new breed of creatives whose shoestring budgets are beating the titans at their own game. Mitchell Hageman finds out how – and why they could be saving the cinema experience by carving a new path out of the bones of old Hollywood.
With coyotes howling in the distance, Peter Winkelmann and his crew traversed the rugged Hollywood hills with less than $1000 worth of filmmaking gear in tow and a vision to make magic.
There were no fancy service trucks or big budget trailers, nor famous celebrities or studio backing, just a Kiwi and his crew looking to make something out of nothing.
