Roger Corman - Godfather of Independent Film

Over the past six decades, Roger Corman has had an enormous impact on both independent and mainstream cinema. At the George Eastman Award ceremony on November 2, 2013, George Eastman House will honor Corman for his pioneering dedication to independent film production, his own esteemed career as a director of groundbreaking films, his discovery of remarkable cinematic talents, and his distribution of foreign-language masterpieces.