It’s no secret that making an indie film involves dedication to one’s project in the face of numerous challenges, and yet some filmmakers have to deal with more serious problems than others.

A year or so ago, Jeff Stone was living in Costa Mesa, California, making short films with his friend Vern Moen, and the two were planning on finding an apartment they could share which they could afford on their meagre budgets. This plan hit a snag, however, when circumstances conspired to make Stone homeless, and he ended up camping at a nearby RV park. This experience inspired him to suggest that he and Moen get an RV: not only would it be cheap, mobile accomodation but they realised that they could turn Stone's initial bad fortune to their advantage.

Since the start of 2006, Stone and Moen have been living in ‘Dick’, the 1973 Winnebago motorhome they bought together and moving around the greater Los Angeles area as they try and break into Hollywood in their own, distinctly unconventional way. They have been chronicling their hobo lifestyle on film, as well as on the blog on their website, The Winnebago Experience.

The pair's frugal ways have also allowed them to self-finance numerous projects, and they have posted the fruits of their labors - everything from music promos they’ve shot for über-cool bands such as Cold War Kids to videos of their seemingly numerous attempts to crash industry awards bashes – on the site for people to enjoy. An ongoing project is a documentary on the modern hobo’s life, portions of which are already online.

Check out The Winnebago Experience, and be inspired.

# posted by Nick Dawson @ 3/09/2007 03:16:00 PM

Comments (3)

 
oh i heard about these guys...they are amazing and so is their footage!
# posted by  miss janet @ 3/10/2007 8:57 AM  

 
Wow these guys are super!!!! That Jeff Stone must take after his world famous father who use to hang with the hobos on the railroad tracks when he was a kid! They both have Polish Blood too!!!
# posted by  Anonymous @ 3/17/2007 7:23 PM  

 
i was updating my imdb info, came across this old photo of us, and realized that's Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Concords. That's funny. I guess it could have been anyone.
# posted by  Vern @ 9/05/2008 1:54 PM  

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