Independent Cinema

The Austin Revolution Film Festival (ARFF) kicked off the 2018 edition on September 18, with a chance of snow. No, it didn’t snow in Austin, but after a networking event and a series of mind-bending shorts, the filmmaker-heavy audience watched the feature, A Chance of Snow. ARFF has been honored …

Michael Grodner's documentary-tinged drama starring The Icarus Line frontman Joe Cardamone is an intriguing love letter to L.A.'s punk rock scene.

I see so many great films at festivals that then disappear from the radar, I was delighted to find out that 'Creedmoria' was coming out on VOD on May 15, 2018. I spoke with writer/producer/director Alicia Slimmer about the filmmaker journey from random thought to available on everybody’s iPhone.

In her film Nivens underscores that Barbie's tiny shoulders perhaps unfairly carry the symbolic aspirations of women and young girls.

'AVA' is a beautiful and sensitive look at the life of one teenage woman on the verge of adulthood in modern Iran.

A compelling story about a great sport before commercialism completely took over.

The triumphs and troubles that comes with following your bliss.

An interesting roster of films this day.

Never underestimate opportunity and the vision of innovative genius.

First Reformed screened as a “Festival Favorite at SXSW. Paul Schrader’s film presents conundrum after conundrum, slippery slope after slippery slope. This drama as a twisting, stark thriller strikes at the heart of our questions about purpose, consequence and soul strength. When one has nothing to live for, does redemption …