“Writer Interruptus” A Writers’ Strike Screenplay
INT. STUDY – DAY A WRITER sits at his desk, hunched over a keyboard. He types in a few words;…
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The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “Kiran over Mongolia”
About this new column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long…
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Letter from the Board
In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As…
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Love’s Labor Lost
Alot of what AIVF did was to create an interface between very diverse communities of independent media makers and audiences…
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Getting Perspective
When I came to work with AIVF in February, I don’t believe the Board or staff could have predicted that…
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Now & Then
Long before Super 8’s 40-year march from home movie to Kodak’s hot new kid, long before camcorders, and long before…
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American History X
With more than 25 museums and research centers and a collection of more than 142 million objects, the Smithsonian Institution…
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Toward a Post-Theatre Age
For years, the holy grail of independent distribution was Miramax. Then mid-sized companies like ThinkFilm, Magnolia Pictures, and IFC Films…
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Letter From the Editor – July 2006
Dear Readers, One day in early April I walked into the office to find four large burlap bags of mail….