10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2011
It’s time for our annual 10 Filmmakers to Watch list. We’ve pooled our resources and brainpower to get the scoop…
Film Festivals
Tribeca 2011: Critic’s Choice – Shorts
Below are the Critic’s Choice short picks. For a fest overview and the features, click here. Critic’s Choice – Tribeca…
Tribeca 2011: Critic’s Choice – Features
A Decade In the Life of the Tribeca Film Festival If you want eight million New Yorkers and millions of…
Beyond a Social Network
South by Southwest (SXSW) has become a convergence of film, interactive media, and music, as the lines between these media…
New Directors/New Films 2011 – Critic’s Choice
For the second consecutive year, The Independent’s senior film critic, Kurt Brokaw, has screened the entire lineup of New Directors/New…
Leader of Red Sheep
Red Shirley, Lou Reed’s 28-minute homage to his 101-year-old cousin, Shirley Novick, had its New York premiere January 15th, as…
Greater Filmmaker Responsibility in the New Documentary Paradigms
Anyone who cares about documentary filmmaking wants to know: In the current post-financial crisis, insecure-industry environment, how can filmmakers fund…
NYFF Critic’s Choice – “The Robber”
The Independent’s senior film critic Kurt Brokaw offers his picks from the 2010 New York Film Festival, which runs September…
NYFF Critic’s Choice – “Black Venus”
The Independent’s senior film critic Kurt Brokaw offers his picks from the 2010 New York Film Festival, which runs September…