Tag: independent film
IFP Announce their Gotham Awards Nominations for 2019
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) are back with the early-bird awards season buzz. Remember The Rider last year? This year’s Gotham Awards give a huge…
EIFF Exclusive Review: The Black Forest
With a title like The Black Forest, you may be expecting this review to be on your standard run-of-the-mill low budget horror film. Instead, Ruth…
EIFF Exclusive Review: The Vast Of Night
In 1947, a United States Army Air Forces balloon crashed at a ranch. At least, that’s what the official report stated. Whether or not there…
The Write Stuff: A Brilliant Monster Review
We have all been at the stage in our lives where we just can’t think of anything original or creative. It’s frustrating and it often…
Independent Film: Metropolitan, Whit Stillman (1990)
Have you ever wondered how the other half lives or what goes on at those dazzling high society gatherings? Maybe you’re like Tom Townsend then….
Filmotomy Podcast 62: The Rise of Independent Cinema
In this week’s podcast we flesh out some of the most important corners of cinema. Independent film. Host Bianca is joined by Robin, Doug, Joel,…
Destination: Dewsbury – Review
Destination: Dewsbury is a laugh-out-loud comedy from the mind of the young genius known as Jack Spring. Spring has an abundance of talent, and is…
Ashley Tabatabai Talks Big Business with his new Short Film, The Interview
“Trust me” is the first phrase we hear from our off-screen protagonist, Joseph, played by writer and producer, Ashley Tabatabai. Entirely set in a small,…
We're not in Wonderland Anymore: Piercing review
Mia Wasikowska continues to be an acting powerhouse, often outshining the films she stars in. Whether it be Tim Burton’s God awful Alice in Wonderland…
2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced with No Clear Frontrunners
It’s hard to believe that we’re already at this point in awards season, but alas time makes fools of us all and the 2019 Independent…
BIFA's Favourite is The Favourite: 2018 Nominations Announced
Yorgos Lanthimos’s black comedy The Favourite is leading the way with nominations at this year’s British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), with the nominations announced on…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: Ekaj
Originally published July 23rd 2018 Ekaj deals with hard material and stark revelations. One of its most powerful scenes comes towards the movie’s close, as…
Exclusive Interview: Nate Locklear on God Made Man
As you may know, we love to promote the work of indie filmmakers, and find it interesting to speak to them about their experiences working…
The Receptionist
Many of us have fallen on hard times, trying to make our pennies stretch until the end of the month, worrying about how we will…