Has the Drive to Fund “Social Issue” Docs Affected Their Form?
Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of attending a number of film festivals and conferences, some with…
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10 to Watch in 2010… Plus Five Runners-Up
Choosing The Independent’s 10 to Watch is like trying to predict the future, or the stock market, or the weather…
How Funders are Like Crushes and Other Sundance Morsels
Editor’s note: Below is just a sampling of Shechter’s Sundance account. For the whole enchilada, visit her blog. Hello from…
Facebook Exclusive Interviews with 10 to Watch in 2010
Editor’s Note: This collaborative reporting effort was led by Nikki Chase with help from Maddy Kadish and The Independent’s associate…
Interview with Jane Bernstein about Charlotte Glynn
The Independent spoke with Jane Bernstein about what is was like being the subject of her daughter’s documentary about her…
Interview with Lee Daniel about Laura Dunn
Filmmaker Laura Dunn is part of The Independent’s Ten to Watch in 2010 for her documentary, Forty Panes, which is…
Interview with Tara Wray and Josh Melrod
The Independent spoke to Tara Wray and Josh Melrod, a husband and wife team, about their co-directorial debut with Cartoon…
Interview with Howard Gertler about Dash Shaw and Slobs and Nags
The Independent spoke with producer Howard Gertler about his latest project, an animated feature, still in development, called Slobs and…
Interview with Scott Beer about Kareem Mortimer and Children of God
The Independent caught up with Steven Beer, an entertainment attorney and artist advocate, who specializes in independent film, about his…