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Chicago writer and director Sanicole is proud to introduce her new web series "The City Hates Us". Her last short film project "Text Tone" was featured on Shadow and Act, Blackfil…

The 90s and early 2000s was a major era for Gregg Araki.  I would like to refer to it as the Araki Indie Era of cinema. Seriously. Gregg Araki was one of the most innovative independent filmmakers o…

Lawrence "LAW" Watford is Brooklyn based filmmaker. He began producing movies as a film student at Regent University in Virginia Beach and since then has been actively engaged in the craft …

From Essence.com There's still time to become the next top filmmaker. On November 1st, ESSENCE invited aspiring filmmakers to showcase their own inspiring images reflecting the truths and triumph…

RAIN: a fan film about Storm is the heartfelt passion play of filmmaker and performer Maya Glick. Dissatisfied with the complete lack of empowered women of color in Hollywood's superhero pantheo…

Republished from NCIndieSeen If you haven't already heard of the sweeping web phenomena of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl webseries, then let's help you get up to speed as to what th…

Lee Daniels presents a film directed by Sean Baker, about a hustler named Lucky isn't so lucky when he unexpectedly finds out he has a son he never knew.  He is now in the uncompromising position…

While many artists, musicians and filmmakers are taking to crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo to raise money to produce their independent projects, Washington, DC “artistic entreprene…

Believe it or not there are Black female filmmakers who are creating horror films and have an eminent voice in the horror film community. Tananarive Due and Kristina Leath-Malin spoke with us as we …

ESSENCE wants to know: Are you ready to be the next top filmmaker? The #1 media brand for African-American women has chronicled Black women's stories for more than 40 years with a strong legacy o…

I would like to introduce you to Res, one of my all-time favorite finds when I was 20-something. Res first hit it big with her 2001 debut album How I Do – I mean, walking into Best Buy (remember, t…

TRAILER ALERT!! I got a new one for you folks. Rising star Nicole Beharie ( American Violet, Shame, The Last Fall ) is set to star in an upcoming indie flick titled,  My Last Day Without You . Since …

I first heard of filmmaker Bridget Palardy when I saw her fantasy short OowieWanna (2011) at the 2012 science fiction/fantasy Etheria Film Festival in Boston. I was immediately enchanted by its whims…

Tiffany D. Jackson For those of us who stayed a ‘professional student’ for longer than we probably should have, that final project in the last stretch before graduation is all nerves wracked, harsh c…

To be released 2014: Black Girl In Suburbia is a feature documentary that looks into the experiences of black girls growing up in predominately white communities. This is a different look into suburb…

Here is a short film that I have literally invested in, because I believe we need more films of this type that need to be highlighted and showcased! It's about time that we get to see a Black/Afr…

One thing I love the most about movies are the independent films. I fell in love with them while in high school and I make it my business to watch as many as I can on different subject matters. Indie…