The first thing anybody said was: “Everybody’s so close. I feel a little intimidated.” That was Tim Miller, director of February’s hit superhero comedy Deadpool and one of the three…
A quick prologue: the biggest story out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was The Birth of a Nation. Not only did the slave-revolt drama win both the Grand Jury…
Yaniv Rokah certainly wasn’t the only Los Angeles barista working part time while chasing his full time dreams. As an aspiring actor and filmmaker, Rokah was logging time at a…
Longtime residents of LA will no doubt have noticed a recent trend in the weather: impossibly gray, overcast early morning skies that inevitably burn off by early afternoon. Here in…
Think about the experience of sitting and watching a movie. What is it about that big, wonderful image that connects with you? If you’re a diehard cineaste the answer might…
Ready to dive into some worlds you haven’t realized yet? Check out the Documentary Competition at Los Angeles Film Festival and you’ll find a unique list of films that explore…
After more than a decade in the studio world, Karyn Kusama makes her return to independent film with her latest, The Invitation. Her 2000 debut, Girlfight, a boxing drama starring a…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article originally ran in February of 2015. We’re re-posting it here with minor edits to the original text in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day….
Film Independent is now accepting submissions for a 2015 Canon Filmmaker Award. We will select one filmmaker to receive a Canon Cinema EOS package loaned to his or her production. (Only…
To those of you who went to Sundance—welcome back to real life! (And for those of you whose flights to the East Coast were canceled…good luck.) We asked some of our…
With awards season rapidly approaching, experts and fanatics everywhere are already placing bets on who will be bestowed with upcoming nominations. One of the year’s big, buzzy performances is that…
When I was a kid, a couple of my favorite TV shows were BJ and the Bear and Grizzly Adams. I remember envisioning the chimpanzee TV star hanging out in…