“I Thought the Future Would be Cooler,” isn’t just the name of March 9 Bring the Noise guest composers YACHT’s most popular song—it’s also a sentiment with which the hardscrabble…
As most LA filmmakers know, runaway production has been plaguing the city for the better part of the past decade. On the heels of the new legislation signed by Governor Jerry Brown…
If you’re an independent filmmaker then DIY is just simply part of your creed, and taking on publicity and marketing for your film is a part of the bargain. So…
For adults, the life of a modern teenager can seem profoundly unfathomable. Part of this is due to the rapidly accumulating cognitive fog that, for the grown-up brain, tends to…
One of the best things about being a writer? The fact that all you have do is write INT. or EXT. followed by the words “Filipino Restaurant,” “Nashville Recording Studio,”…
Look. We know, okay? Mid-month already and still no Don’t-Miss Indies. Sorry! We’ve been a little busy lately but we’re back on track and ready to talk about some of our…
Look, we all know that things won’t immediately change once the clock hits midnight on December 31. Still, it’s hard not to think that something in the air will be…
We all know that writers and directors—even editors!—tend to suck up a lot of the credit when it comes to identifying the key creative voice behind any particular piece of…
If you’ve seen the amazing Steven Soderbergh show The Knick (which aired 2014-2015 on Cinemax), then you already know that early medicine was a messy and imprecise business. In fact,…
The good news? As a whole, the entertainment industry has made tremendous strides in recent years to acknowledge, discuss and address Hollywood’s inclusion lingering problem. But! Too often these efforts…
With the feature film version of Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher’s Olympic Dreams having recently premiered to acclaim at SXSW, we’re taking the opportunity to re-post this interview with the filmmakers about…
As you know, the 2017 Film Independent Forum (which took place October 20-22) offered a slew of resources and panels for filmmakers and industry professionals—including for the world of short-form…