Pioneer

Issue date: 6/4/09 Section: A & E

Media Credit: "Inside the Indie" Pierce student Kevin De Flitch, along with his friends Kurt Lindsay and Tabitha Neeley, created "Inside the Indie," a documentary about the music scene in the Pacific Northwest.

Pierce may be a two-year college, but its crammed packed with motivated, talented art students.

This is apparent with "Inside the Indie," which started with a group of friends with a vision, and developed into a vibrant tell-all documentary.

The film, created by Kurt Lindsay, Kevin De Flitch, and Tabitha Neeley, explores the independent music scene of the Pacific Northwest.

Leaving out nothing, the film fluidly develops, shedding insight on all ranges of subjects from the making of bands, to practices, to live show coverage.

It's a must see for anyone with an artistic eye, and for anyone who is a music lover as well.

There's no better way to get appreciation for up and coming artists than to see it from this first hand account.

Lindsay, the mastermind behind the film, wants to encourage local students to become aware of the struggles of local artist.

"Just watch it," Lindsay said.

Lindsay, who is a struggling indie musician himself, came up with the idea for the documentary well over a year ago.

Wanting to turn his vision into a reality he enlisted help from his close friend Kevin De Flitch.

De Flitch, a Pierce College student in his last quarter, is hoping to transfer to Evergreen College in the fall.

De Flitch learned a great deal about movie making in Fred Metzger's Digital Movie Making course. He encourages interested students to try the class out.

"The daily struggles of musicians often go unnoticed," De Flitch said. "'Inside the Indie' shows the perspective commonly overlooked; the musician's perspective."

"I'm glad that I'm part of something that I believe is going to make a difference in our little musical world here in Washington, and I highly recommend you see this film," Neeley said. Neely started out as a photographer and became more involved as she gained faith in the film's success.

The film was accepted into STIFF (Seattle's True Independent Film Festival) and received the Garage Band award.

STIFF will be showing "Inside the Indie" at the Seattle Film Forum located at 1515 12th Avenue, Seattle, for $8 on June 6 at 7:20 p.m.

For those of you who can't make the drive to Seattle, there will be another showing at The Mocha Moo, located at 3810 Steilacoom Blvd., Lakewood, on June 19 at 8 p.m. for $5.

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