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This Month’s Good Reads (September 2024)
Life is busy -- there's so much news in international affairs and baby hippo activities. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past...
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Film Music Connect Shorts Competition 2024
SAGindie and Helix Collective are accepting short film and composer reel applications for the 2024-25 Film Music Connect Shorts Competition. Three filmmakers and three composers will be selected as winners, collaborating on original scores for the winning short films....
Filmmaker Interview: NADINE CROCKER, writer/director/star of CONTINUE
It's not uncommon for storytellers to dig into their personal lives for inspiration. It can be even more meaningful, however, when the past events being revisited are traumatic ones. That's exactly what NADINE CROCKER decided to do when taking on filmmaking duties for...
Stowe Story Labs SAGindie Fellowship
SAGindie has partnered once again with Stowe Story Labs to offer the SAGindie Fellowship to emerging filmmakers of color. Stowe Story Labs are now accepting submissions for their 2025 Narrative Labs. The SAGindie Fellow will attend the 2025 Sidewalk Narrative Lab in...
This Month’s Good Reads (August 2024)
Life is busy -- you're spending minutes upon minutes training to become the next star Olympic breakdancer. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have...
Filmmaker Interview: MONICA SORELLE, co-writer/director of MOUNTAINS
Miami-born-and-raised filmmaker MONICA SORELLE has long taken inspiration from her hometown culture and traditions. Her artistic achievements include photo and video exhibitions at Art and Culture Center/Hollywood and Oolite Arts; fellowships with Pérez Art Museum...
Gena Rowlands: Indie Film’s Leading Lady
As a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a beautiful blonde coming up during the heyday of 1950s Hollywood, GENA ROWLANDS, perhaps unsurprisingly, saw early success in studio movies, network television, and Broadway theatre. But the actress -- who...
Filmmaker Interview: SEAN WANG, writer/director of DÌDI (弟弟)
Premiering a directorial debut is a career highlight that most creatives will never forget. Landing an Oscar nomination is another dream come true for most filmmakers. For writer/director/producer SEAN WANG, he managed to accomplish both of those goals in the same...
This Month’s Good Reads (July 2024)
Life is busy -- living through historic political sh*t on a seeming daily basis. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past month. So...
Webinar: BUILDING A WINNING FILM FESTIVAL STRATEGY – HUSSLUP (Full Video)
So you made a film and want to screen it at festivals. How should you approach the application process? What festivals should you target? What do you do once you get to the festival? On June 18, 2024, HUSSLUP brought SAGindie Executive Director Darrien Michele Gipson...
This Month’s Good Reads (June 2024)
Life is busy -- you're celebrating Pride Month, Juneteenth, and air conditioning. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past month....
Filmmaker Interview: ERICA TREMBLAY, writer/director/producer of FANCY DANCE
ERICA TREMBLAY was inspired early on by stories she was told by family members and her community from the Seneca-Cayuga Nation. Storytelling transitioned to amateur filmmaking and eventually a video production career in the advertising and corporate worlds. With...
SAGindie Co-Creator Tom Bower, 1938-2024
SAGindie mourns the passing of Tom Bower, actor, producer, union leader, and a driving force behind the mission to bridge the gap between independent film and professional acting talent. As an actor, Bower memorably appeared as Dr. Curtis Willard on TV's The Waltons,...
This Month’s Good Reads (May 2024)
Life is busy -- you're getting ready for summer, watching the sky turn purple, and keeping up with the latest rap beef and/or presidential criminal trials. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why...
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2024 – Recap
SAGindie has returned from the land of cigarettes, croissants, and cinema - and the 2024 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (held from May 14 - 25, in Cannes, France). A longtime sponsor of The American Pavilion, SAGindie's Darrien Michele Gipson and Eliza Hajek were on the beach...
Remembering Roger Corman, the Godfather of Indie Film
The independent film world has lost one of its all-time icons: Producer, director, distributor, and mentor ROGER CORMAN. With over 400 produced films to his name (including 60 as director), Roger Corman was a low-budget filmmaking godfather, legend, kingmaker, and any...
Filmmaker Interview: FRANCIS GALLUPPI, writer/director/producer of THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY
Self-taught filmmaker FRANCIS GALLUPPI has honed his skills making the most of remote locations, from a deserted highway (2019's short High Desert Hell), to a cabin in the woods (2020's short The Gemini Project), to -- for his newest film, his feature debut -- an...
This Month’s Good Reads (April 2024)
Life is busy -- with IATSE negotiations, TikTok bans, plus that whole total eclipse of the sun you already probably forgot about. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential...