Interview with Louie Psihoyos
Teague and I met Louie Psihoyos, director of The Cove, at AFI SILVERDOCS. Psihoyos talked about how he made The Cove, which documents his team’s mission to expose the destruction of ocean wildlife in a secret cove in Japan. We really enjoyed his stories about getting footage using both high and low tech spy tools [...]
Why Artists Need Social Media
Editor’s Note: I’m happy to welcome Devon Hopkins to Still Indie. He is an undergraduate at a competitive liberal arts university studying social psychology and group dynamics through choreography. He also manages and promotes an a cappella group and a dance troupe. We hope you will enjoy his insights on collaboration and the use [...]
Funding an Independent Film
How do you get the money to make a film about dying languages?
How would you convince funders to back your film when it doesn’t have a clear audience?
The Linguists
Last October, the Independent published an article about funding independent films and examined Ironbound Films‘ documentary, The Linguists, as one case study.
The film’s creator, Seth Kramer, upon [...]
Ask Ken Burns
Image from dbkingPBS Engage is offering an opportunity for viewers to ask documentary filmmaker Ken Burns five questions as part of the ongoing “Five Good Questions” series. This is a chance for all you budding documentarians to get your burning questions answered by one of the best known documentary directors in America.
Flicks to Watch Out For: Cartoon College
Recently saw the trailer for Cartoon College, a documentary by Tara Wray (who also made Manhattan, Kansas). The subject of the film is the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, VT. I love documentaries about people who are very passionate about something very obscure – so this should be just my [...]
