Frisky business: the $5000 indie film that conquered Hollywood

By Michael Idato
Updated March 27 2017 - 11:23pm, first published 11:12pm
Actress and filmmaker Claudia Pickering has produced a feature film for just $5000 and successfully sold it into international release. Photographed at her home in Freshwater. Tuesday 21st March 2017. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH ARTS 170321 Photo: James Brickwood
Actress and filmmaker Claudia Pickering has produced a feature film for just $5000 and successfully sold it into international release. Photographed at her home in Freshwater. Tuesday 21st March 2017. Photograph by James Brickwood. SMH ARTS 170321 Photo: James Brickwood

This is the story of the $5000 feature film that conquered Hollywood.