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“Where Else Can I Go?” Or, How I Reckoned With My Movie Almost Completely Falling Apart On Day One

Film
By Michael Felker | October 25, 2024
By Michael Felker | October 25, 2024

“Where Else Can I Go?” Or, How I Reckoned With My Movie Almost Completely Falling Apart On Day One

Writer-director Michael Felker looks back on the disastrous first week of his debut feature, Things Will Be Different.

Staunchly Independent: A Personal Remembrance of Robert M. Young

Film
By Christopher Munch | April 15, 2024
By Christopher Munch | April 15, 2024

Staunchly Independent: A Personal Remembrance of Robert M. Young

Writer-director Christopher Munch pays tribute to the late pioneering indie filmmaker, who passed away in February.

No Script. No Budget. No Crew. No Problem.

Film
By Pete Ohs | November 30, 2021
By Pete Ohs | November 30, 2021

No Script. No Budget. No Crew. No Problem.

Filmmaker Pete Ohs on how he completely rewrote the rulebook for his new feature, Youngstown.

How Do We Get Back to Work During Coronavirus? By Embracing Our Indie Roots

Film
By Laura Terruso | June 16, 2020
By Laura Terruso | June 16, 2020

How Do We Get Back to Work During Coronavirus? By Embracing Our Indie Roots

Director Laura Terruso has graduated to bigger budget films, but sees the future of filmmaking as a return to small-scale productions.

Revisited: How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | December 27, 2019
By Alex Ross Perry | December 27, 2019

Revisited: How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Her Smell’s writer-director breaks down the stark reality that film distribution today is an inequitable system that excludes almost everyone.

How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | April 10, 2019
By Alex Ross Perry | April 10, 2019

How First Reformed’s Success Actually Points to a Dark Future for Independent Film

Her Smell’s writer-director breaks down the stark reality that film distribution today is an inequitable system that excludes almost everyone.

The Independent Film System is Broken (and Some Advice on How to Succeed Anyway)

Film
By Rod Blackhurst | December 4, 2017
By Rod Blackhurst | December 4, 2017

The Independent Film System is Broken (and Some Advice on How to Succeed Anyway)

The director of Amanda Knox and Here Alone has some thoughts he needs to share with you.

How I Found Abundance Moving from Indie Features to Episodic TV

Film
By Maggie Greenwald | July 21, 2017
By Maggie Greenwald | July 21, 2017

How I Found Abundance Moving from Indie Features to Episodic TV

Maggie Greenwald on how moving from the big screen to the small has allowed her to experience directing in an exciting new way.

Why Indie Film Only Has a Future If We Embrace Radical Transparency

Film
By Zia Anger | May 24, 2017
By Zia Anger | May 24, 2017

Why Indie Film Only Has a Future If We Embrace Radical Transparency

While waiting to make her first feature, Zia Anger dives deep into her complicated feelings about the world of independent film.

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