The Independent seeks out the collaborators, mentors, colleagues, and friends of our 10 to Watch filmmakers in order to hear more about how they inspire others working in independent film. Steven Abrams talks with Eden Brolin and Danielle Brooks about what they learned from working with 10 to Watch’s Katie Cokinos.
…to make a bigger impact. “I also feel this might open the door slightly for newer companies to come in and try to make a mark in the independent programming…
The Independent‘s Editor speaks with Gabriel Silverman, Fiona Dawson, and Jaime Coughlin on their award-winning documentary TransMilitary.
Courtney Sheehan reports on digital media pioneer Katerina Cizek, who has brought a new documentary project to the Toronto International Film Festival. Cizek is leading the co-creation of the MIT Open Documentary Lab, a research center for emerging new media technologies. Sheehan discusses Cizek’s newest film project and the exciting innovations in documentary filmmaking that are being explored.
…to be recognized and for our program to be open to discussing different perspectives on the complexity of the world. We are also concerned to see that antisemitism, anti-Muslim resentment,…
“The whole process from rehearsing to shooting was really fascinating, enjoyable, challenging and difficult,” Chevalier actor, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, told The Independent at NYFF 2015. They rehearsed on location and brought their own ideas on character and improvisation. “I had a feeling that everything could change at any moment and that added a lot to film,” he said.
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews Summer of Soul, a documentary on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that brought together some of the best performers of Jazz, Soul, Gospel, and Funk.
…cause). We will work with the educational community, the exhibition community, and with our distributor competitors to give this potential audience, from coast-to-coast, a sense of history about American independent…
…echoed typical rom-com tropes, such as proposals, dance scenes, meeting the parents, and the one who doesn’t want to commit. “Bros” toed the line of parodying a straight romantic comedy….