Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
Submissions for the 13th Annual Viet Film Fest opened on February 7, 2022 and closes on April 29, 2022
By Caitlin Taylor SoThe 13th Annual Viet Film Fest will take place virtually and in-person in Orange County, California on October 1 to 15, 2022.
Preserving the Legacy of Female Filmmakers and The Independent
By Emily WatlingtonA conversation between editor Michele Meek and contributor Emily Watlington about the new book Independent Female Filmmakers, which recounts the legacy of 15 groundbreaking female filmmakers from Deepa Mehta to Cheryl Dunye to Martha Coolidge, while also highlighting the history of The Independent itself.
American Film Market Oct. 31- Nov. 7 2018
By Courtney SheehanThe 2018 American Film Market just wrapped up in Santa Monica, California. This year saw comparably stronger sales for small, independent films. Courtney Sheehan was at the AFM, and writes about the importance of relationships and risk-taking, key themes that emerged in the conference sessions on production and distribution.
Zoe Lister-Jones Explores the Unique Struggles of a Long Term Relationship in Band Aid
By Evan CreanActor, writer, and musician Zoe Lister-Jones makes her directorial debut with the dramedy Band Aid. The Independent’s Evan Crean caught up with Lister-Jones about the film’s exploration of a long term relationship–its deep wounds and power dynamics–her decision to hire an all-female crew for Band Aid, and how Jewish identity enters into her art.
Step Inside the Film House: Filmmaker360’s New Home
By Maddy KadishAt the corner of Chinatown and North Beach sits a deceptively small white door, leading to the huge space – and vision – of FilmHouse, the San Francisco Film Society’s new home for Filmmaker360. The building opened this September and, other than FilmHouse, it is still under construction. The FilmHouse space is modern and full… Read more »
Artifacts from Cinematic Heaven and Hell: The Kubrick Cult Moves to TIFF
By Neil KendricksThis article was originally published on June 5th 2013, Stanley Kubrick: the exhibition can now be seen as part of the Toronto International Film Festival between October 31st 2014 to January 25th 2015. Cinephiles and art lovers alike who will make the trek to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to see the popular… Read more »
Back to the Past: Keva Rosenfeld’s 1987 Documentary “All American High” Finds a New Audience
By Michele MeekIs our nostalgia for the 80s replacing our nostalgia for the 50s? Michele Meek suggests so, using a resurgence of interest in Keva Rosenfeld’s 1987 documentary, <i>All American High</i>, as her primary example. It screens March 9th and 12th at SXSW.
All Indie Family
By Rebecca ReynoldsIn the land of Hollywood hyphens, the Trost family shares more than titles and a familiar last name. Together, they have enough skills to staff their own projects. That’s one reason brother and sister Jason Trost and Sarah Trost recently collaborated on three indie features: The FP, All Super Heroes Must Die, and Wet and… Read more »
It’s Alive!
By Katherine BrodskyDirector Chris Paine is back with a follow-up to his highly touted documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car?, which celebrated the birth and mourned the death of the electric car. With help from a cast of unwavering advocates, Paine resurrects the vehicle in Revenge of the Electric Car. The electric car’s time has come, proposes… Read more »
“Losing Control” Melds Science and Romance
By Maddy KadishValerie Weiss, scientist-turned-filmmaker, delivers an interring blend of science and romance in “Losing Control”.