Blending practical advice, insider information and near-slanderous gossip, Spike, Mike, Slackers Dykes is the definitive book on the rise of the American indie film, by the man Variety has called the 'guru of independent film'.For more than a decade John Pierson has specialized in spotting struggling film-making talent, helping the film-makers raise money to keep on working and then brokering a distribution deal for them. His successes include Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have it, Michael Moore's Roger and Me and Kevin Smith's Clerks. In short, Peirson has been at the epicentre of the independent film movement that has revolutionized and revitalized American cinema.Spike, Mike, Slackers Dykes is an insider's look at the art, heart and enterprise of the world of independent film.