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Filmmaker Interview: BOMANI J. STORY, writer/director/producer of THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER
BOMANI J. STORY started his creative output at a young age, writing short stories as a child and finding early inspiration in an 1818 sci-fi horror novel written by a teenage prodigy, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Story graduated from USC's School of Cinematic Arts and...
This Month’s Good Reads (May 2023)
Life is busy. With the WGA on strike, it can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the other latest 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 take some time to catch up...
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2023 – Recap
Ooh la la, SAGindie has returned from France! The 2023 Festival de Cannes took place May 16-27, and SAGindie once again sponsored The American Pavilion, programming entertainment industry roundtables for the attending film students. This year's students got to hear...
This Month’s Good Reads (April 2023)
Life is busy – flowers are in bloom, Netflix DVDs are dead, and your Twitter checkmark is probably gone. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have...
Filmmaker Interview: FRANKLIN RITCH, writer/director/star of THE ARTIFICE GIRL
Like many indie filmmakers, FRANKLIN RITCH made a proof-of-concept to help sell his vision of a potential feature debut. Unlike a lot of other proofs-of-concept like sizzle reels or trailers, the scene Ritch shot made it into the final product; in fact, it encompasses...
Stowe Story Labs SAGindie Fellowship
UPDATE: The 2023 Stowe Story Labs/SAGindie Fellows have been announced! Congratulations to Chaseedaw Giles (The Final Cut) and Benjamin Mulholland (The Lake Merritt Monster)! --- SAGindie is excited to partner with Stowe Story Labs for their 2023 Application Season....
This Month’s Good Reads (March 2023)
Life is busy – you're prepping your Oscar speech, springing your clock forward, and kissing someone 'cause they're Irish (and 'cause they consented). It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why...
Filmmaker Interview: LIZ CARDENAS, producer of ACIDMAN
As a producer, LIZ CARDENAS has a specialty in using a project's ingrained constraints to its advantage, from the minimalist isolation of David Lowery's A Ghost Story and Roshan Sethi's 7 Days to the intimate escapism of Augustine Frizzell's Never Goin' Back, Daniel...
2023 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Winners
It's that time of year again! Movies and shows were made, movies and shows were released, movies and shows were watched, and now movies and shows need to be given trophies. The FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS came back for the 38th year, honoring the best films,...
This Month’s Good Reads (February 2023)
Life is busy – you're celebrating Black History, Super Bowls, Valentines, and Angela Bassett doing the thing. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may...
Filmmaker Interview: JAMIE DACK, writer/director/producer of PALM TREES AND POWER LINES
With an evocatively-titled screenplay, two powerful leading roles, and a Cannes-approved short to work off of, JAMIE DACK had a lot going for her when trying to get her feature directorial debut off the ground. But as with any indie film (especially one tackling...
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2023
We all have our awards season rituals, right? Catching up on all the nominated movies, placing friendly wagers, planning a screening party. Thankfully, our friends at Film Independent have continued their own awards season tradition of hosting the panel series...
2023 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Recap
Hollywood loves a comeback story, and 2023 was an in-person comeback for the Sundance Film Festival after two virtual years. This year's fest was back in Park City, Utah, from January 19-29, and SAGindie returned just like the olden days! Also like the olden days, we...
This Month’s Good Reads (January 2023)
Life is busy – you're ringing in a new year, battling rain and snow storms, and figuring out if you're a nepo baby. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads...
2023 SUNDANCE SAGindie Staff Picks
We're going back! To Sundance, that is. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival returns to Park City, Utah, this year - January 19 - 29. There will be movies (both virtual and in-person) to watch, brunches to host, events to attend, connections to make, snow to trudge...
This Month’s Good Reads (December 2022)
Life is busy – you're winding down from an entire 12 months' worth of 2022. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past month....
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2022
If there's one thing that was the talk of the year in 2022, it was Elon midterms inflation Queen Elizabeth war Dobbs mpox the slap MOVIES! This year's box office was feast or famine, (most) festivals came back in person, and our appetites for movies were well satiated...
Filmmaker Interview: RAVI KAPOOR and VENK POTULA of FOUR SAMOSAS
Both RAVI KAPOOR and VENK POTULA have pursued their storytelling passions from both sides of the camera. Kapoor has acted in TV procedurals such as Crossing Jordan and 24 and in feature films including Ad Astra and Book Club. His behind-the-scenes endeavors began with...