Making CONNECTIONS
Writer/actor Kenny Stevenson and his wife, actress Dorien Davies, joined forces with producer Lisa Rudin and director Eric Kissack to…
Interviews
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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…
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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…
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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….
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Lindsay Utz, editor of “Bully,” Wins Karen Schmeer Editing Fellowship
During the 2012 SXSW Film Festival Award Ceremony, the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship was awarded to Lindsay Utz. The…
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Redemption Hunters
In The Hunter, Willem Dafoe plays Martin, a mercenary who is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to…
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IDFA 2011 – In Touch with the “Planet of Snail”
For two years South Korean director Seung-Jun Yi and his assistant director took a two-hour subway ride to the home…
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Afghan Life According to Afghan Filmmakers
In the days approaching the 10th anniversary of September 11th, whose stories have you heard? Have they represented the full…
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Overcoming Overemotion One Chocolate at a Time
No doubt that Romantics Anonymous is a very personal film for director Jean-Pierre Améris. He knows all too well the…
