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Sundance 2014: The Independent’s Top 10 Moments for Women
By Maddy KadishFrom creepy to awesome, women made their mark on and off screen at Sundance 2014. The moments were many but we’ve opted to share 10 of our favorites with you. Enjoy!
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New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 – Critic’s Choices
By Kurt BrokawHow inspiring that The Film Society of Lincoln Center has partnered with The Jewish Museum for more than two decades in presenting world, US, and New York premieres of films from around the globe. And how encouraging to read Sheerly Avni’s report in The Jewish Daily Forward that more than 80 similar Jewish fests are… Read more »
An Indie Film Odyssey: Making (and Screening) “Homer and Penelope”
By Catherine EpsteinPartway through Homer’s The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus is advised, in the midst of epic challenges, “Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.” The line is grandiose and majestic, but it somehow feels relevant to young filmmaker Danny Powell, whose first feature, Homer and… Read more »
TIFF 2013: President of the Club of Romantics
By Katherine BrodskyA Promise is a romantic drama filled with silent glances, small gestures, and hidden emotions. It is set in Germany, just before WWI, and revolves around a married woman (Rebecca Hall) who falls in love with her husband’s (Alan Rickman) protégé (Richard Madden). The film had its North American premiere at the 2013 Toronto International… Read more »
‘Tis the Summer of Women Falling Apart in Films
By Kurt BrokawKurt Brokaw reviews “The Canyons,” “Lovelace,” and “The Patience Stone” all themed around women in various states of acute mental and emotional collapse.
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 »
Tribeca 2013: From Novel to Screen in “A Single Shot”
By Katherine BrodskyAs indie filmmakers know, making a film is a long process that requires a passion that burns deeper than the holes is your pocket. There’s a certain dedication that goes into bringing a story alive that is borderline obsessive compulsive. But without that commitment, most films will never make it onto celluloid, let alone into… Read more »
Making CONNECTIONS
By Rebecca ReynoldsWriter/actor Kenny Stevenson and his wife, actress Dorien Davies, joined forces with producer Lisa Rudin and director Eric Kissack to make the award-winning indie comedy, Missed Connections. In it, Stevenson plays Neal, who answers “Missed Connections” ads on the Internet so he can “pick up chicks.” While pretending to be the guy the woman is… Read more »
Laura Colella’s Seminal Summer
By David PierottiProvidence, Rhode Island, director Laura Colella was gearing up for the Los Angeles Film Festival earlier this week. Her third narrative feature, Breakfast With Curtis, will get its world premiere screening before an audience on June 14th. Colella has won more than 20 awards for her previous work and was one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25… Read more »
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012
By Maddy KadishIt’s another year, and time to announce 10 filmmakers we at The Independent think you should keep your eye on. It’s a varied group, to be sure, but each filmmaker has a few key things in common: talent, drive, and the desire to innovate. The complete 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012 list is below,… Read more »