Filmmaker Interview: HEIDI SAMAN, writer/director/producer of NAMOUR
Considering her background in journalism and public radio, it makes sense that filmmaker HEIDI SAMAN would tap into real-world issues even when making a […]
Filmmaker Interview: LISA ROBINSON and ANNIE J. HOWELL of CLAIRE IN MOTION
As a writing/directing team and as individual filmmakers, LISA ROBINSON and ANNIE J. HOWELL are no strangers to accolades. After their web series Sparks
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2016
Well, 2016 was certainly a year to remember… for better and for worse. But in between an ugly, seemingly never-ending election, and untimely celebrity
SUNDANCE 2016 Recap
Now that we have returned from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, we can share the full glory of our week in Park City (if
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2015
Wow, how the year flies by when you’re out promoting low-budget filmmaking contracts. That’s right, it’s time to close out 2015, and in doing
A Very Indie Christmas
[UPDATED 12/1/17] As we’ve pointed out on this blog before, there are plenty of offbeat non-Dickens, non-Capra, non-Griswold Christmas movies to enjoy during the
8 Big-Budget Directors Who Returned to Low-Budget Filmmaking
[4/14/16 UPDATED figures and resources.] Helming a big-budget studio tentpole may be some filmmakers’ dreams, but it also comes with unfathomable responsibility and pressure
When Letterman Met Harmony
Last night’s finale of The Late Show with David Letterman was a look-back on the 33 years of Letterman’s groundbreaking hosting career. Through the
More Movies You Probably Forgot Were Indies
[UPDATED 9/8/17] With even more sequels, remakes, reboots, rehashes, and relapses coming now to a theater near you, there’s a lot of hand-wringing about
SNL’s Best Indie Film Parodies
[UPDATED 9/29/17] As NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE returns for a new season this weekend, we’re likely in for a variety of topics the show
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2014
Strange as it may seem, we’ve reached the end of 2014: Year of ice bucket challenges, ebola scares, the resurgence of pop songs about
SAGindie’s November Movie Picks
This November’s movie calendar brings us a handful of small-scale indies hitting VOD, two movies that will probably take in all the world’s money