Actors and stars Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal took the stage after the New England Premiere of BLINDSPOTTING at the Independent Film Festival Boston! The film tells the story of two lifelong friends who grew up and live in Oakland – the rapidly changing community sets the stage for these two as Collin (Diggs) looks …
Smart, modern, and full of laughs, INCREDIBLE JESSICA JAMES is a new comedy starring Jessica Williams (Daily Show) in the title role. Director Jim Strouse’s follow up to THE HOLLARS tells the story of an aspiring playwright as she rebounds from a break-up. The film opens as Jessica James (Williams) is on a tinder date at …
Brett Haley’s third film THE HERO screened last Friday at the 15th Annual Independent Film Festival of Boston – following the screening, Haley stuck around to answer some great questions about his subject matter and themes in THE HERO as well as throughout his career. Read our review here, and watch the video below!
Joe Berlinger returns to IFFBoston in 2017 with INTENT TO DESTROY, a film that tells the history of the Armenian Genocide through the making of THE PROMISE, a new film set during the Armenian Genocide from director Terry George. The massacre of 1.5 million Armenians during World War I happened before there was a word …
The voice of Sam Elliott is unmistakable, deep, gravely, combine that with his slow and precise gait – he was made for westerns. After working together in 2015’s I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, director Brett Haley teamed up with writing partner Marc Basch, and wrote a piece specifically for Elliott. Loosely inspired by his …
THE CREST from director Mark Christopher Covino follows two descendants of an Irish king, as they meet for the first time for a surfing trip on the backdrop of a historical journey back through their family tree. Director Mark Christopher Covino is joined by subject Dennis Kane and cinematographer Georgia Pantazopoulos to talk about how the project came …
THE STRANGE ONES, based on the short of the same name by writer/directors Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein is a slow-building layered drama that will leave audiences intrigued, or incredibly frustrated. It opens with Jeremiah (James Freedson-Jackson) and Sam (Alex Pettyfer) on what seems like two brothers on a road trip. Mostly silent, we gather …
Claire a playwright is invited to set her latest political work at a rural theater company, her fiancé Monica tags along for a much needed vacation. They come across Mutty, an enigmatic neighbor, with a gross lack of social boundaries. Check out the clip below! Written and directed by Theodore Collatos, TORMENTING THE HEN was …
The 15th annual Independent Film Festival Boston kicked-off Wednesday night with STUMPED, a moving and inspirational film about Will Lautzenheiser – a filmmaker whose life changed completely overnight. Director Robin Berghaus and Will took the stage for some Q&A’s following the screening. Check it out below, and read our review here.
I can’t even begin to comprehend Will Lautzenheiser’s journey as chronicled in STUMPED. The unexpected illness, the action taken to save his life, and how it has effected him and the people around him are all relatable things, which is what makes the documentary from Robin Berghaus so amazing. Something like this could happen to …