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…
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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 –…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012
It’s another year, and time to announce 10 filmmakers we at The Independent think you should keep your eye on….
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Wim Wenders’ 3D Learning Curve: Dancers Take Flight in “Pina”
Wim Wenders’ films seduce viewers, leaving them punch drunk with his intoxicating imagery. Such is the case with Wenders’ Oscar-nominated…
