by Colin McCormack | Jun 18, 2024 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
ERICA TREMBLAY was inspired early on by stories she was told by family members and her community from the Seneca-Cayuga Nation. Storytelling transitioned to amateur filmmaking and eventually a video production career in the advertising and corporate worlds. With... 
by Colin McCormack | Jan 19, 2022 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
In an industry rife with gatekeeping, actor/filmmaker SUJATA DAY took the reins of her career by collaborating with like-minded artists and creating her own content. Acting professionally since the early aughts, Day’s career got a jumpstart with the rise of New... 
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 Colin McCormack | Apr 15, 2019 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
If you’re not yet familiar with the work of writer/director NIA DaCOSTA, chances are you will be soon. The NYU Film School alum broke out with her very first feature film at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. That feature, the Western-tinged rural drama LITTLE... 
by Colin McCormack | Sep 26, 2018 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
EVA VIVES’ career as a feature filmmaker has been long in the works. Though her feature debut ALL ABOUT NINA is just coming out, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been a working indie filmmaker for nearly two decades. After graduating from NYU’s...