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 […]
This Month’s Good Reads (November 2023)
Life is busy – the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended(!) and for that we are all thankful. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on
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 (October 2023)
Life is busy – you’re spending your time being scared (because of Halloween… and also, well, because of the world). It can be tough
This Month’s Good Reads (September 2023)
Life is busy – Labor Day came and went; one labor strike ended (congrats WGA!); other labor strife continued. It can be tough to
This Month’s Good Reads (August 2023)
Life is busy. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve
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: LIZ CARDENAS, producer of ACIDMAN
As a producer, LIZ CARDENAS has a specialty in using a project’s ingrained constraints to its advantage, from the minimalist isolation of David Lowery’s
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