Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to The Business

    The Business

    The Filmmakers behind 'Indie Game'

    Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky made their new documentary, Indie Game the DIY way. They funded it through Kickstarter and are distributing themselves digitally through their website, iTunes and the video game online site Steam .

    • rss
    • Share
    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky made their new documentary, Indie Game the DIY way. They funded it through Kickstarter and are distributing themselves digitally through their website, iTunes and the video game online site Steam. They spent no money on marketing, but the film got into Sundance, where Scott Rudin and HBO bought the remake rights for a possible comedy series.

    Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky making Indie Game

    Photo by Matthew Wegner

    The full episode

    3 of 3
    James Gunn; 'Indie Game'
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News Banter
    2. 6:39Filmmaker James Gunn Makes a Videogame
    3. 19:20The Filmmakers behind 'Indie Game'You’re reading this
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

    • KCRW placeholder

      Darby Maloney

      Producer

    • KCRW placeholder

      Lisanne Pajot

      filmmaker

    • KCRW placeholder

      James Swirsky

      filmmaker

      CultureEntertainmentArts

    The full episode

    3 of 3
    James Gunn; 'Indie Game'
    1. 0:00The Hollywood News Banter
    2. 6:39Filmmaker James Gunn Makes a Videogame
    3. 19:20The Filmmakers behind 'Indie Game'You’re reading this
    Back to The Business