10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2013: Andrew James and Team
Filmmaking is a collaborative art form. And although we, at The Independent, recognize that all the filmmakers on our list…
Documentary
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2013: Tom Bean and Luke Poling
There’s a short clip from The Simpsons in the new documentary Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself where George Plimpton,…
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2013: Dawn Porter
The odds may be long, but it is possible to see your first film be accepted by Sundance, win a…
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2013: Chiemi Karasawa
Acclaimed producer, CEO, and now first time director with a Tribeca premiere for her documentary, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me –…
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2013
This year’s 10 to Watch represents filmmakers who we think are on to something in 2013. The Independent’s 10 to…
Why Edginess Counts in Doc Distribution
What do documentaries about the commercial fishing industry and a 1960s Indonesian genocide have in common? Their distributors picked them…
Sundance 2013: Memorable Characters
Park City, UTAH—When you go to Sundance for the first time, after having written about it from afar for years,…
Sundance 2013: Documentaries Depict Life, Raw and Unplugged
PARK CITY, Utah – It’s a safe bet that most documentaries won’t make the leap from the film-festival circuit to…
Julia Bacha on the Art of Non-Violent Filmmaking
In a conversation via Skype over the summer, acclaimed writer/director Julia Bacha talked with The Independent’s Rebecca Reynolds about Bacha’s…