Do you want to see ‘D.I.Y. Or Die: How to Survive as an...’?

D.I.Y. Or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist (2002)

tomatometer

All Critics
Top Critics

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Nov 1, 2004 Wide

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Nov 1, 2004 Wide

audience

liked it
Average Rating: 2.8/5
User Ratings: 471

My Rating

Added to your Facebook Timeline. — undo

Movie Info

In the minds of many people, the obvious goal of a person working within creative media -- music, filmmaking, performance, writing, or visual art -- is to align yourself with a major commercial entity who will bring your work to the public through the marketplace. But for a growing number of artists, though working outside the framework of the major entertainment corporations may present greater challenges, it also provides far greater freedom, as well as presenting fascinating opportunities and

Unrated, 55 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary

Directed By: Michael W. Dean

In Theaters: Nov 1, 2004 Wide

On DVD: Nov 16, 2004

MVD Music Video

D.I.Y. Or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist Trailer & Photos

Cast

Critic Reviews for D.I.Y. Or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

There are no critic reviews yet for D.I.Y. Or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates!

Audience Reviews for D.I.Y. Or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

View All

This is filled with artists who talk about how singular and unique they are but they all dress the same, live the same, and say the same thing through the whole flick. While it touted as having a wide variety of folks that made up the interviews they weren't.The quality of the filming and audio were all over the place

January 3, 2011

Jason Spencer

Super Reviewer

This was a watchable and mildly inspiring look at a few independent artists and their coping mechanisms for starvation. What is disappointing is that it didn't go beyond providing clips of a dozen interviews. A few, very brief tastes of artworks were displayed, but mostly we got philosophy from artists. Why not next

September 16, 2010