by SAGindie | Sep 30, 2021 | Filmmaker Resources, Indie News, indieBlog
Life is busy – you’re getting ready for fall, browsing the new Black Film Archive, and doing a lot of research about the vaccine’s effect on a rapper’s cousin’s friend’s anatomy. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film... 
by Colin McCormack | Sep 23, 2021 | indieBlog, Miscellany
The film industry is mourning the loss of a cinematic rule-breaker who epitomized the indie spirit, MELVIN VAN PEEBLES, who passed away on September 21. Born in 1932 in Chicago, Van Peebles served nearly four years in the U.S. Air Force before he began making short... 
by Colin McCormack | Dec 4, 2017 | indieBlog, Miscellany
[UPDATED 11/18/19] Anybody who has spent time on a movie set knows that there are plenty of characters to be found. Not “characters” as in “written roles being performed by actors,” but characters as in… interesting folks.... by SAGindie | Mar 4, 2016 | Filmmaker Resources, Indie News, indieBlog
It’s a new month (with a new slate of movies) and the week kicked off on a Leap Day! That means we had an extra 24 hours to scour the internet for the best writing for independent film-lovers (that’s how you celebrate Leap Years, right?). So if... by SAGindie | May 18, 2007 | Archive, Around NYC, Event Coverage, indieBlog
BLACKOUT In summer 2003, America experienced the largest blackout in its history — widely reported as peaceful. But in Brooklyn’s forgotten East Flatbush neighborhood, mayhem unfolded when the power shut down. This is the untold story of the...