Filmmaker Interview: RAVI KAPOOR and VENK POTULA of FOUR SAMOSAS
Both RAVI KAPOOR and VENK POTULA have pursued their storytelling passions from both sides of the camera. Kapoor has acted in TV procedurals such
Filmmaker Interview: MALI ELFMAN, writer/director of NEXT EXIT
Filmmaker MALI ELFMAN has made movies in all genres but has found a particular niche in horror. Her newest film — her first as
Filmmaker Interview: MICHAEL TENNANT and BRITT RENTSCHLER of PRETTY PROBLEMS
Longtime friends MICHAEL TENNANT and BRITT RENTSCHLER met in an acting class, a logical place to find a potential creative collaborator. But for many
Filmmaker Interview: OWEN KLINE, writer/director of FUNNY PAGES
The coming-of-age comedy FUNNY PAGES may be from a first-time feature screenwriter/director, though anyone with a fondness for independent film knows that OWEN KLINE
Filmmaker Interview: MAX WALKER-SILVERMAN, writer/director/producer of A LOVE SONG
For his first feature film, MAX WALKER-SILVERMAN has written, produced, directed, and edited an intimate character study exploring rural America, aging, and the path
Panel: DIRECTING WITH TRUST: WORKING WITH ACTORS – The Gotham Expanding Communities (Full Video)
It takes time to hone and develop a director’s relationship with actors. It requires a sense of trust, an ability to make decisions quickly,
Filmmaker Interview: CAREY WILLIAMS, director of EMERGENCY
Like many film school grads, CAREY WILLIAMS went from school (in his case, Florida State University) to Los Angeles to make his way, PA’ing
Filmmaker Interview: KATE TSANG, writer/director of MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE
Filmmaker KATE TSANG spent her youth between the U.S. and Hong Kong, giving her a wide array of movie-watching options and imagination fuel. Drawn
THE ART OF COLLABORATION: Film Music Connect 2021 Alumni – Virtual Panel
In 2021 – for the second year in a row – SAGindie and Helix Collective’s FILM MUSIC CONNECT initiative paired indie filmmakers with the
Panel Series: MAKING SHORT FILMS – SAG-AFTRA Foundation | The Business (Full Videos)
Each Wednesday from March 16 – 30, 2022, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation presented a three-part virtual panel, Making Short Films, as a part of their
Filmmaker Interview: NEAL McDONOUGH, writer/producer/star of BOON
Actor NEAL McDONOUGH has appeared in everything from beloved TV series (with memorable turns on Suits, Justified, and Yellowstone); to mega-popular franchises (with forays
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2022
The fine folks at Film Independent once again brought a filmmaking education right to your eyeballs (virtually and in-person) with their annual DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP,