Paisley Smith first found her niche in Virtual Reality working with the “Godmother of VR” Nonny de la Peña and the Emblematic Group. Smith now makes The Independent’s 10 to Watch list for her most recent project, an animated Virtual Reality documentary Taro’s World based on the story of Taro, an exchange student from Japan who lived with Smith and her family for his teenage years, but at age 17, took his own life.
Film critic Kurt Brokaw offers his favorite picks for narrative drama at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival: Chuck and The Wedding Plan.
…community cable series, an extensive series of workshops, an annual exhibition series, a residency program, support services for artists, plus research and development of imaging tools and systems. The driving…
…community cable series, an extensive series of workshops, an annual exhibition series, a residency program, support services for artists, plus research and development of imaging tools and systems. The driving…
…and producer who has participated in pitch sessions, including the People’s Choice Pitch; Karr just completed Radio Free Albemuth, her first feature as a producer. That’s “pitch” with a “p.”…
…part of the Bright Light Cinema series at the Bright Family Screening Room in Downtown Crossing’s Paramount Theater on Dec. 7. The screening is free and open to the public. …
For 10 years now The Independent has been tooting the horn for indie filmmakers everywhere with our annual 10 to Watch. Read on about how to help us in our 10 for 10 year by nominating a filmmaker. We want to hear the stories of characters who often hide in the shadows of cinema. We will post our list this spring.
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.
…agenda? LGK: Sesame approaches each project they do with the sense that everything has equal weight: research, production, and outreach. So every show they do has an outreach component to…