The Desperation of Independence
As we enter another fall broadcast season and the networks prepare to launch new fare like Mike & Molly or…
Television
The Transformation of Television
Joost, Hulu and boxee – one thing is for sure, names like the American Broadcasting Company (aka ABC) are a…
As Sundance Sells to Cablevision, Filmmakers Ponder the Future
The Sundance Channel was scooped up by Cablevision’s Rainbow Media for $496 million on May 7. That division of Cablevision…
How to Get a Short on Logo
Grassroots filmmakers are always looking for mainstream distribution, and short films often have a particularly tough time gaining exposure. Which…
Voices from Issues Past
What happened at AIVF over the last 30 years? Coming up with a coherent and entertaining way to answer that…
AIVF: And What it Meant to Me
I first became aware of AIVF when Martha Gever was editor of The Independent. I marveled at this national organization…
How Far We’ve Come
In 1988, 19-year-old Joanna Katz and her friend were abducted at gunpoint by five men who took turns raping, beating,…
Making it on public TV
Dear Doc Doctor: How can I get my work onto public television? There are many doors into the labyrinthine world…
Hell or High Water
In 1998, I joined the production team of Julie Gustafson’s Desire, a documentary about teenage girls from three diverse New…