Yesterday I read an excellent essay by Stephanie Tyler in Bad Girl Media called Taste Is the New Intelligence. Her argument stopped me in my tracks because it articulated something I’ve been sensing ...

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Every independent film is a small business that runs for exactly one production cycle. And like any business, the two questions that determine whether it survives are: how do you reduce costs, and how ...

Seven is a useful number for horror. Seven days trapped somewhere you should never have gone. Seven bad decisions. Seven bodies. Seven secrets nobody talks about until it is too late. And perhaps that ...

And every year when the lights go down and the first frame hits the screen, I’m reminded why festivals like this still matter. Because independent cinema was never meant to be safe. It was never ...

I have always struggled with the way films are usually planned. When I start one, I almost never start at the beginning. Sometimes I can see the ending clearly but not how it opens. Sometimes I know ...

If there is one documentary at the 34th Raindance Film Festival that feels less like entertainment and more like an alarm bell, it is Ghost in the Machine. Following its world premiere in the NEXT ...

The connection between human and machine lies at the heart of riding a motorcycle. The machine brings you places, physically, and emotionally that you alone could never reach alone. The same is true ...

Even with the perfect script and cast ready, it’ll be hard to tell your story without the proper funds to back it up. For first-time filmmakers, navigating these uncharted waters can be quite a ...