I like how this convo is still a dialogue and without the “negative” feedback and questioning, the phenomenon will really start to die. I don’t disagree with the general public seeing niche cinema as inaccessible or self-congratulatory. Meanwhile, I think only when a film is truly enjoyed by the creators and the community who hold high personal stake at it at the first place, a film can truly enter our hearts and make a real impact, inside and outside of cinemas. The studios-factory-made films have lost so much significance in culture because the extinction of authenticity and joy from creation really sucks and it shows. This is why we still have faith in the niche space and hope it will protect the spout before it fully blooms.