Making CONNECTIONS
Writer/actor Kenny Stevenson and his wife, actress Dorien Davies, joined forces with producer Lisa Rudin and director Eric Kissack to…
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New York Film Festival 2012 – Critic’s Choice
A Festival 50 Years in the Making The late Richard Roud and the current, soon-to-retire program director, Richard Peña were…
NYFF 2012 Critic’s Choice – “Becoming Traviata”
The Independent’s senior film critic, Kurt Brokaw, is viewing the entire main slate (plus) of the 50th New York Film…
NYFF 2012 Critic’s Choice – “Frances Ha”
The Independent’s senior film critic, Kurt Brokaw, is viewing the entire main slate (plus) of the 50th New York Film…
Julia Bacha on the Art of Non-Violent Filmmaking
In a conversation via Skype over the summer, acclaimed writer/director Julia Bacha talked with The Independent’s Rebecca Reynolds about Bacha’s…
The Dallas VideoFest Turns 25
The Independent Film Magazine celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Dallas VideoFest.
The Independent’s Archive Preservation Project
Background & Phase One When AIVF ceased operations in 2006, a new nonprofit, Independent Media Publications (IMP), acquired its assets…
Laura Colella’s Seminal Summer
Providence, Rhode Island, director Laura Colella was gearing up for the Los Angeles Film Festival earlier this week. Her third…
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012
It’s another year, and time to announce 10 filmmakers we at The Independent think you should keep your eye on….