Film News: U.S. filmmakers and legiters give grassroots fundraising a try -- Allison Anders has always been a low-budget filmmaker, but on projects like "Gas Food Lodging" and "Four Rooms" she was at least working in the low seven figures. For her next project, "Strutter," the helmer needed a mere $17,500 to make the microbudget digital feature, so she turned to crowdfunding website Kickstarter, where a six-week campaign netted her and partner Kurt Voss about $20,000.