Tag: U.S. Indie Film News

Kiersey Clemons & Leon Bridges Say I Do to Tayarisha Poe’s “The Young Wife”

American indie helmer Tayarisha Poe is moving from school courtyards of Selah And The Spades to the courting period before officially tying the knot...

Craig’s List: Nicolas Pesce Set to Direct “The Paradox Man” based on Bradbury Short Story

After exploring family lineage with his monster in the closet debut The Eyes Of My Mother, exorcizing personal demons (Piercing) and untangling diseased spirits...

Eat What you Sow: Dave Kajganich Kills to Work with Antonio Campos

It's raining book to film projects for Antonio Campos. Currently filming The Devil All the Time in Alabama, Deadline reports that David Kajganich (best...

Fox Searchlight Hold ‘Splitfoot’ Seance For Kat Candler

Kat Candler will move into the haunted house Fox Searchlight project Splitfoot as filmmaker Antonio Campos (currently lensing The Devil All the Time) finally...

Chad Hartigan Baits Jack O’Connell, Raul Castillo and Soko for ‘Little Fish’

Last week we reported that Chad Hartigan selected Blacklist screenplay Little Fish with Olivia Cooke attached, this week, THR reports that Jack O’Connell, Raul...

Son of a Gun: Colin Farrell Programmed for Kogonada’s ‘After Yang’ with A24

With packaging being put together this past summer, Kogonada sees the A24 folks reteam with actor Colin Farrell on his sophomore feature, After Yang....

Eternal Sunshined: Chad Hartigan Infected by ‘Little Fish’

Sundance Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award winning filmmaker Chad Hartigan flirted with some various projects post Morris from America (2016), and now he is setting up shop...

Harvest Upheaval: Principle Photography on Kate McLean & Mario Furloni’s ‘Freeland’ is Complete

Principal photography on Kate McLean and Mario Furloni's directorial debut is now complete. Starring Krisha Fairchild (Krisha) and co-starring Frank Mosley (Upstream Color) and Lily Gladstone...

A New “Search” Query for Chaganty, Ohanian & Qasabian Trio (EXCLUSIVE)

In our sit down at Sundance with the Search team comprised of writer-director Aneesh Chaganty, co-writer and producer Sev Ohanian and producer Natalie Qasabian,...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #1. Rick Alverson’s The Mountain

The Mountain For his acerbic, contre-courant, alive cinema and his brand of sagacity in the back to back offerings of The Comedy (2012) and Entertainment...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #2. Antonio Campos’ The Devil All The Time

The Devil All the Time Cinema is filled to the gills with amicable protagonist types, but for this filmmaker, the curiosity lies with those you...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #3. Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk Film historians will likely do a poor job in describing the resounding support, everyone onboard and all-aboard of the Moonlight...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #4. Sebastián Silva’s TYREL

Tyrel You can wager on the cinema offerings of the Brooklyn based, Santiago born Sebastián Silva to be bold, the comedy to be subversive, and rather...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #5. Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs Embarking on his ninth feature film, second stop-animated project, and third straight collab with Production Designer Adam Stockhausen (2012's Moonrise Kingdom, 2014's...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #6. Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum

The Beach Bum With the possibility of making this a true immersive experience (ordrama?!), much like the cult status of previous numbers, Harmony Korine's reefer...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #7. Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux

Vox Lux Haneke, Bonello, Von Trier, Campos, Ostlund, Assayas, Hansen-Løve, Baumbach. He cut his teeth working with some of the most gifted filmmakers of our...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #8. Sebastián Lelio’s Gloria

Gloria His second consecutive English language feature is a retooling, and not necessarily a remake of his 2013 critically well received drama of the same...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #9. Zellner Bros.’ Damsel

Damsel Leaving Sundance as one of the critical darlings of the fest, for its play with the Western genre doing away with all the nuances...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #10. Benh Zeitlin’s Wendy

Wendy A long awaited follow up sophomore film, Benh Zeitlin has been keeping busy as of last in composing the music for Jonas Carpignano’s Mediterranea...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #11. Tim Sutton’s Donnybrook

Donnybrook With a film budget that likely surpassed the total coin amount of his first three films combined, Tim Sutton (a featured IONCINEPHILE alumn) moves into...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #12. David Lowery’s Old Man and the Gun

Old Man and the Gun We were correct with our Sundance prediction stating that David Lowery would be at Sundance this year, but it was...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #13. Tamara Jenkins’ Private Life

Private Life She takes her time between projects and the great news late last year was the rollout of Private Life for Sundance 2018. Tamara Jenkins’ third...