Browsing: Independent

For 34 years, Raindance Film Festival has existed slightly outside the official map of the film industry. That was never an accident. Independent cinema has always belonged to outsiders. The people without permission. The filmmakers building work in bedrooms, borrowed flats, abandoned warehouses, cheap edit suites, and impossible emotional conditions. The people making films because…

Want to escape our heat waves? How about an air-conditioned local cinema, with a cold beverage in your hand? There’s even a Disney classic for the kids. Here are some films I recommend you enjoy in the second half of July at the ByTowne and the Mayfair.

Bentley’s Jeff Stern discusses the future of moviegoing, the cultural value of theaters and why Hollywood’s biggest releases are only part of the story Interview by Jeff Yee May 11, 2026 I still tell my students that the absolute best way to experience a movie is on an enormous screen in a dark room with…

Pitara Is Creating A Space Where Independent Films Find Their Audience In Delhi Pitara is an independent film screening community based in Delhi that aims to give independent films the audiences they deserve. Pitara