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Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Courtney Gardner is a film fanatic, photographer, and care supervisor. Outside of her day job, Courtney dreams of becoming a director. In her downtime, she interviews her way through film festivals in order to highlight the incredible talent and diversity among directors, actors, film crews, and production companies. Her mission for the film industry is to not only find representation but to maintain it at all costs.
The US is not shy to acknowledge its long binging habits, boasting some of the highest consumption rates of digital media within the world. With such notorious patterns, it should come to no surprise that the media has been attributed to teaching us how to interact with and understand reality. The media invites us to… Read more »
Long before my first Pride Parade, I yearned to see any TV show or movie with an underlying queer theme. However I always kept my finger near the pause button as I watched, so I could make sure others didn’t discover what I was doing and judge me. I consumed queer media in isolation, dreaming… Read more »
Tahara, which premiered at the 2020 Slamdance Festival, is the feature-length directorial debut of Olivia Peace. Written by Jess Zeidman, the film opens with best friends Hannah Rosen (Rachel Sennott) and Carrie Lowstein (Madeline Grey DeFreece) entering their temple to attend a funeral for their Hebrew-school classmate, Samantha Goldstein, who has committed suicide. After the… Read more »
“You’re queer, take a free ticket!” Admittedly, these warm words were ones I never thought I would hear at a Sundance Film Festival, let alone on the night of a premiere. However, they were said with intention, since the team behind the documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen knows the importance of providing a safe… Read more »
My heart skipped a beat when the phone rang—writer/director Jacqueline Olive was calling me to discuss her award-winning documentary Always in Season. The film, which will air on PBS on February 24, 2020, and was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Moral Urgency at Sundance, provided an engaging platform for an insightful discussion. By the… Read more »
There are 1440 minutes in a day, and in just 24 of those minutes Camille Hollett-French manages to create a lasting impression and an uncanny reflection of life and the pivotal moments we can encounter. Her Story (In Three Parts): No. 3: In the Absence of Angels tells Crystal’s story. Crystal is raped in the… Read more »
Before attending Sundance 2019, I had no prior experience of VR. Sure, I had heard of the term, but I didn’t know anything beyond the very basic concept. This made me that much more excited to enter the Fly Tech Lounge. As I waited for my turn, involving a seemingly innocent pop up experience, I… Read more »
Alice Waddington’s debut film, Paradise Hills, welcomes audience members into a breathtaking utopia of a boarding school. Don’t let the magnificence trick you though, for behind it lays an eerie underbelly awaiting discovery, protected by the equally mystifying Duchess (Milla Jovovich). In this thrilling sci-fi & fantasy, society’s misfits Uma (Emma Roberts), Yu (Awkwafina), Amarna… Read more »