“Look at someone like Kevin Smith. He’s not wholly outside the mainstream. But he’s been extremely supportive of the organization. He’s the one filmmaker in the time that I’ve been at the IFP who I actually saw write a check to the IFP. He’s someone who’s realized that he went from knowing nobody to having a career, and now it’s important to give back. I think that spirit is actually what founded the IFP back in the ’70’s.”