I’ve heard that Montana is a quest of sorts: beautiful in scope, yet full of potential agonies for the uninitiated.…
Milwaukee may not be the first city that jumps to mind when thinking of the film industry as a whole.…
The heart of the Midwest beats in Columbia, Missouri, a charming college town where the land is eerily flat, the…
Seven decades, three remakes, and a collective 17 Oscar nominations haven't distorted or even dented the impact of William Wellman's…
"Bound by Film” was the slogan of the 2018 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival (January 16-21, 2018). We are…
Screenwriters are the first to step forward when called upon to deliver their often thankless, solitary labor, and they still tend…
This D.C. festival is filled with films that provoke both reaction and change. "Story can change the world” is Washington…
The Hawaii International Film Festival turned 37 in November, and along with its typically top-notch programming and famous hospitality, it…
From the moment you arrive at the airport in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley follows you around as an omnipresent figure.…
Taking off from Barcelona, my plane crested a sea of clouds, thick and white like tundra. Here and there, the…
Yonkers, just north of New York City, might conjure images of political intrigue, Son of Sam, or the quirky characters…
Like ships coming in to dock at the city’s urban port, burgeoning moviemakers arrived at Tacoma Film Festival’s 12th annual…
While accepting an award from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists at the Whistler Film Festival in 2013, DIY indie…
If you’re thinking of beer every time you mention Milwaukee, you’re not the only one. This city has a long…
I collapse down into the driver’s seat, my neck heavy with a lanyard full of movie flyers and business cards.…
Arriving early on the opening night of the 2016 Nevada City Film Festival, I mingled with moviemakers, organizers and audience…
I wasn’t expecting much from Covellite International Film Festival, seeing that it was the festival’s first year. Until that point,…
As a producer, I need to be very careful about which festivals to enter and, when accepted, travel to. A…
It’s fall and the leaves are changing color. Dying, some might say. It’s the morning after the opening night party…
Led by Cthulhu, creatures from all realms—fantasy, horror, and science fiction—descended onto Utah’s vast landscape and made their way to…
When Portland Film Festival director Josh Leake called me to say he wanted my first independent feature to debut as…
To premiere your movie for the first time is an event. To premiere your movie in New York City is…
This is the third and final installment in MovieMaker's coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. In…
This is the second installment in MovieMaker's ongoing coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. This time we…