Roger Corman is the most prolific B-movie director and producer in Hollywood and the godfather of American independent cinema. This documentary keenly catalogs his life and career. He made his first feature in the 1950s, America’s so-called? age of innocence,’and has since racked up about 400 low-budget, independent credits, making him not only the most fruitful, but also one of the most important filmmakers in history. Corman mentored many of Hollywood's biggest stars, among them Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and James Cameron. Corman’s World tracks his life as a filmmaker from his ’50s and ’60s heyday to when he was honoured with an Honorary Academy Award for his body of work in 2009. Full of carefully selected visual references and a wealth of interviews with respected actors and directors, this film is a valuable contribution to the annals of Hollywood filmmaking and comes highly recommended to all film enthusiasts.? Face the challenge and take a risk!’is Corman’s, mantra, advice perhaps not just for filmmakers, but a lesson for life. (RHEE, Soue-won)