Lessons in Perseverance
With latent teen rocker angst and a career as a print music journalist threatened to the point of extinction, Geoff…
Erin Trahan
Erin Trahan edits and publishes The Independent.
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Editor’s Note: This collaborative reporting effort was led by Nikki Chase with help from Maddy Kadish and The Independent’s associate…
Erin Trahan Named Interim Executive Director of Independent Media Publications
As of October 15th, Managing Editor Erin Trahan will serve as the Interim Executive Director of Independent Media Productions (IMP),…
Film-Friendly State: Shooting in Michigan
From New Mexico to Massachusetts, from Michigan to California, state and local governments are luring film-production business by passing increasingly…
Making the Decision to Re-Release
In 1981, filmmakers Carolyn Strachan and Alessandro Cavadini received acclaim for Two Laws/Kanymardra Yuwa, a documentary about the struggle for…
Rider Strong Moves On
Rider Strong grew up on television. Not like most of us, consuming it after school with a Hi-C juice box…
The DVD Isn’t Dead… At Least Not Yet
With a call for shorts for Independent Exposure 2008 open through the end of the month, The Independent wanted to…
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sundance
Sundance is growing. More submissions than ever–8,000 for 2008. More screenings. More countries of origin represented in both the feature…
What an Actor Looks for in a Filmmaker
He’s most recognized for his menacing role as Ethan Rom on Lost, most respected for playing the cheated-on, threatening husband…