This course studies various forms of Microcinema in theory and practice. Microcinema is a flexible term that covers most types of low-budget independent short films inspired by the creative possibilities of new film or video technology, and types of low-budget independent film exhibition. It studies examples of Microcinema leading to the introduction of digital technology and the demythologization of the filmmaking process in the 1990s and the various DIY film cultures that have emerged since.