We’ve all heard the stories. Paranormal Activity, a film with a budget slightly less than a used Honda, made $193…
The first thing about starting to write a movie needs to be that you love it. Don’t start with what…
A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. stands across from the Civil Rights Institute and the 16th Street Baptist Church…
David Larkin, CEO and founder of GoWatchIt, once argued that all independent filmmakers need to approach distribution with a solid…
There it is again—that dirty D-word. Diversity gets a lot of lip service. With so many headlines, talks, and festival…
Everybody wants a full palette of colors to paint with, though chances are you might not be able to afford…
For our third edition of MovieMaker's Guide to Making Horror Movies, we asked indie multi-hyphenates Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass,…
Martin McDonagh, the playwright-turned-director of new feature Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (as well as 2008's In Bruges and 2012's…
Being provocative comes with the territory if you’re working within the horror genre. If you’re doing the job right you…
When I speak to young filmmakers, I am often asked what the unique challenges are in working a predominately white…