“Prince Among Slaves”: Recreating History on a Budget
…to avoid drugs and gangs and trouble and go to medical school. So anyway, they contacted me and I read Terry Alford’s book and I was completely moved by it….
…to avoid drugs and gangs and trouble and go to medical school. So anyway, they contacted me and I read Terry Alford’s book and I was completely moved by it….
…Rahim will attend Free Men’s openings on Friday March 2nd at 1 pm and Saturday March 3rd at 9:15 pm at the Walter Reade in Lincoln Center, and Sunday March…
In this installment of Women in Film Portraits, Lauren Sowa profiles Joanna Pickering, a New York based filmmaker and activist who has worked in television, film, stage, and radio. Joanna has made over 20 independent films and is currently co-starring in Pelleas. Joanna talks with Sowa about this project and about her many collaborations with inspiring creative women.
The Independent speaks with gough, a screen writer, director, and producer based in Australia. gough, who is legally blind, runs the successful company Beernuts Productions, which has produced a variety of documentaries, shorts, and other media content. Here gough reflects on how his disability informs his work and comedy.
…crucial for filmmaking majors, and students need hands-on practice to open the doors to the real world of film. Can you share your first relevant practical experience? And what have…
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw picks his virtual favorites from the 2022 New York Jewish Film Festival. Selections include documentaries on the history of a film about the Nuremburg Trials, artist Lily Renée Phillips, ehtnomusicologist Moisei Beregovsky, a musical about Bernie Madoff and a short about a bar mitzvah in the middle of an arial bombing.
“You may not be persuaded by a minute of it, but if you have a sweet tooth for French neo-noir, you can’t help but believe your lying eyes.” That’s senior critic, Kurt Brokaw, on his fourth consecutive year choosing a critic’s choice from Rendez-vous With French Cinema. Curious about which one he’s talking about? Read <a href=http://independent-magazine.org/magazine/2014/02/Kurt-Brokaw_Rendez-vous_with_French_Cinema>more</a>.
…to address their absence from an entire genre of media – romantic comedies. Razor Tongue (2019—), is an indie episodic romantic comedy not for the faint of heart. Razor Tongue…
Gloria Muñoz of Pitch Her Productions shares industry tips for emerging female filmmakers. Muñoz and her production company has just released Keep Me Posted, a comedic web series written and directed by Hillary Nussbaum. The series, which stars Maya Deshmukh, Terra Mackintosh, and Kim Blanck offers an unforgiving look at social media, notably the complexities of balancing online personas with authentic, real-world intimacy.