by Colin McCormack | Nov 21, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
When documentarian BILLY LUTHER wanted to move from unscripted to narrative filmmaking, he took inspiration from his coming-of-age as a Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo child. Tied to those formative years was the distinct lack of Native American representation in film... 
by SAGindie | Jul 31, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, Indie News, indieBlog
Life is busy – in case you hadn’t heard, SAG-AFTRA is on strike. And there is plenty to read about the strike, from general info to picket schedules to indie producer FAQs and Interim Agreement information (as well as clarifications about the Interim... 
by Colin McCormack | Jul 5, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Gaining experience on a film set is always a good idea before taking on the mantle of director. And filmmaker MEL ESLYN has experience that would put most people to shame. Starting out in the Seattle indie film scene as a co-producer on Lynn Shelton’s Your... 
by Colin McCormack | Jun 5, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
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... 
by Colin McCormack | Apr 24, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
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...