Double Vision
The so-called “Film Brat” generation of the middle to late 1970s has been blamed for, or credited with, many things…
Author: john_rodzvilla
Diversity Initiatives
The Sundance Film Festival hosted a record number of attendees this year. Up double from last year, 40,000 people came…
Black Maria
When you make a film you hope it’s going to be seen by a diverse group of people, and not…
Orlando Bagwell
After twenty years behind the lens, Orlando Bagwell is putting down his camera. But his recently Sundance-screened Citizen King is…
Don’t Shoot
Many might say the past few years have been good ones for independent filmmakers, largely because digital filmmaking has made…
PBS’s Double Bind
There’s a phenomenon afoot that is increasingly evident this year—at Sundance, Real Screen, and beyond. Let’s call it producer fatigue;…
Funder FAQ: National Center for Outreach
Public television stations have always been dedicated to airing programs that help their communities. But after the programs have aired,…
Scenarios USA
Scenarios USA, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping kids make smarter decisions about sex, announced the two winners for their…
Beer at Sundance
The subject of producers’ reps—who they are and what they do—is one that a lot of us find confusing. And…