Sentences with phrase «independent film scene»

Rather than a production of a major studio, Dark Odyssey was part of the innovative independent film scene of the time.

Meanwhile, I profile the films and Seattle's independent film scene in general in a feature for the Seattle P - I this week:

Each composer / director team will have their original scores for new independent film scenes performed live by a chamber orchestra.

During the same period, Xiaodong was heavily influential in China's emerging independent film scene.

Emerging from the Sundance Film Festival, the US independent film scene grew into a distinctive and original creative movement.

Here is moment from their chat that is appearing only on our website — in which they discuss the film's themes and influences, its place in the nineties independent film scene, and its importance in Moore's early career.

The Seattle independent film scene may not exactly be the buzz of the festival circuit but it is making itself heard.

Director Sally Potter announced her presence on the independent film scene with 1992's daring Orlando, but the 20 years since have passed without another critical favorite.

I've always been rather baffled by the charges of narcissism that have plagued this immensely talented writer - director since Tiny Furniture exploded on the independent film scene; apparently, one person's bracingly honest self - examination is another's insufferable navel - gazing.

An emotionally stirring journey through the coming - of - age of a young black man in Miami, Moonlight has established Jenkins as one of the most vital storytellers on the independent film scene.

With so many distribution options out there, the independent film scene seems to be bursting with new projects.

When it comes to the minuscule percentage of women directing films, the numbers are less depressing within the independent film scene.

Combining warmth and genuine pain without resorting to a sappy or contrived ending is no longer anything new in the independent film scene but it is always welcome to see it done as well as it is done in Little Miss Sunshine.

Over the past decade, Greta Gerwig has become one of the most vital and vibrant stars of the independent film scene.

A hardcore punk - rocker turned self - described «filmmaker, absentee father,» Jeremy Saulnier emerged on the independent film scene in 2007 with Murder Party, a low - budget horror - comedy infusion that flew under the radar.

After years of establishing herself as both a capable actress and writer, there are few names in the independent film scene who have garnered the same kind of credibility that Greta Gerwig has.

Mingling actors from the director's Buenos Aires repertory with stalwarts of New York's independent film scene (Keith Poulson, Dustin Guy Defa, Dan Sallitt), Hermia and Helena offers the precise gestures, mercurial moods, and youthful energies of all Piñeiro's cinema, with an emotional depth and directness that make this his most mature work yet.

Of course, this year has also been marked by much upheaval in the movie business, from the sexual harassment scandals that have already taken a toll on the independent film scene to the recently announced merger of giants Disney and 20th Century Fox, which also promises to effect major changes in the years to come.

New «Looking at Los Angeles» contributor Danielle McCullough surveys the independent film scene in Los Angeles.