by Colin McCormack | Jun 23, 2021 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
If you watched any comedy on the internet from roughly 2003 to the present, you’ve likely encountered a JOSH RUBEN production. From his early online sketch group Dutch West to the Upright Citizens Brigade to being a founding member of CollegeHumor Originals,...
by Colin McCormack | Dec 11, 2020 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
When EKWA MSANGI brought her film FAREWELL AMOR to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, it may have been her first outing as a feature director, but the story has been with her for decades. Inspired by the experiences of her own family members, Farewell Amor follows the...
by SAGindie | Dec 9, 2020 | Education, indieBlog, Interviews
SAGindie presents a conversation with filmmaker/actor RADHA BLANK, winner of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION. In this virutual panel/cast reunion, Blank brings together actors T.J. Atoms, Oswin Benjamin, Peter Kim, Imani...
by Colin McCormack | Oct 2, 2020 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
When it comes to filmmaking – and perhaps also surviving an earth-shattering emergency – teamwork is key. ALEX H. FISCHER and ELEANOR WILSON both had directing careers of their own before they decided to expand their real-life partnership and into a...
by Colin McCormack | Jun 16, 2020 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES may have a background as a theater performer (she got her undergrad degree in theatre from Baylor University), but she has since decided to point the spotlight at others as a writer/director. Soon after earning her MFA from USC’s School...