Angelo Bell: The Original Ride or Die Chick

by Angelo Bell

Harriet Tubman, the original “ride or die” chick, coming to a low-budget film screening near you. Boom!

Harriet is the star of my next micro-budget script

As a screenwriter, the here and now is very important. You have to finish what you started. You must complete the tasks given to you. Deadlines must be met. But the future is equally important. the question, “What else are you working on?” comes to mind. read article

Bruce Reisman: “Give Us Your Money, Dammit!”

Okay, so he didn’t really say this. Cuz if he had, he would’ve said it funnier. Here then, are Bruce Reisman’s own words on a certain indie project he’s involved in.

Oh, and yeppers, Bruce is a guy you really should know. (Or at least have heard of!)

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Indie Film: JO JO IN THE STARS

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What can we say? This little gem has haunted us since we first saw it. Sooo creepy…and yet so filled with love:

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LB: MY STRANGE GRANDFATHER

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This short film from Dina Velikovskaya and the Russian State University of Cinematography really got to me.

Mainly I realized that it’s probably how my grandkids see me. read article

Short of the Week Animation Award Winners 2013

From ShortOfTheWeek.Com. (Eh, where else?)

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Whether you are a fan of stop-motion, 3D, or 2D animation, 2012 was truly a phenomenal year for us short animation lovers.  It seems that this year—more so than those in recent memory—we were treated to works that were not only breathtakingly beautiful, but also astonishingly innovative. Especially in the realm of animation, the short form is leading the charge for stylistic and narrative change.  Thus, we honor those innovators—those dazzling storytellers—with our 2013 short animation winners below.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy the best that 2012 had to offer! read article