This Month’s Good Reads (March 2024)
Life is busy — States of Unions, Oppenheimer Oscars, indie AI backlash, sun and snow fighting it out. It can be tough to stay […]
Filmmaker Interview: RYAN MARTIN BROWN, writer/director of FREE TIME
As a co-founder of the Florida and Brooklyn-based filmmaker collective 5th Floor Pictures, RYAN MARTIN BROWN has worn practically every hat one could wear
Filmmaker Interview: ESTHER POVITSKY, writer/producer/star of DRUGSTORE JUNE
ESTHER POVITSKY has forged an extremely prolific career in comedy, with standup success (her Adam Sandler-produced Comedy Central special Hot for My Name premiered
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2024
Film Independent DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP is back! SAGindie returns as a sponsor of the annual series featuring filmmaker and actor talks, all leading up to
This Month’s Good Reads (December 2023)
Life is busy – another year comes to an end, yet the news rolls on. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all
Filmmaker Interview: BILLY LUTHER, writer/director of FRYBREAD FACE AND ME
When documentarian BILLY LUTHER wanted to move from unscripted to narrative filmmaking, he took inspiration from his coming-of-age as a Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna
This Month’s Good Reads (July 2023)
Life is busy – in case you hadn’t heard, SAG-AFTRA is on strike. And there is plenty to read about the strike, from general
Filmmaker Interview: MEL ESLYN, writer/director/producer of BIOSPHERE
Gaining experience on a film set is always a good idea before taking on the mantle of director. And filmmaker MEL ESLYN has experience
Filmmaker Interview: BOMANI J. STORY, writer/director/producer of THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER
BOMANI J. STORY started his creative output at a young age, writing short stories as a child and finding early inspiration in an 1818
Filmmaker Interview: FRANKLIN RITCH, writer/director/star of THE ARTIFICE GIRL
Like many indie filmmakers, FRANKLIN RITCH made a proof-of-concept to help sell his vision of a potential feature debut. Unlike a lot of other
Filmmaker Interview: JAMIE DACK, writer/director/producer of PALM TREES AND POWER LINES
With an evocatively-titled screenplay, two powerful leading roles, and a Cannes-approved short to work off of, JAMIE DACK had a lot going for her
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2023
We all have our awards season rituals, right? Catching up on all the nominated movies, placing friendly wagers, planning a screening party. Thankfully, our