Category: Indie Film & Video

Herbie J Pilato’s ‘Now & Then’ Sizzle Reel

From almost the very beginning of TVWriter™, Herbie J Pilato has been part of our family. In fact, Herbie J was our first Contributing Editor.

For the last year and a half or so, Herbie J’s appearances on this site have been far too few because he has been working on his own TV series. We’re hoping to get him to give us the inside scoop on the process, but until we can corral him (as in tie him up and sit him down with his hands to the keyboard and his feet to the fire), here’s a little bit showbiz insider-ness, a sampling of several already shot episodes that, in keeping with the metaphor above is known to insiders as:

Herbie J Pilato’s Now & Then Sizzle Reel read article

Indie Video & Film: ‘Division’

by TVWriter™ Press Service

DIVISION is a short film about a young, interracial couple who find themselves in a long-distance relationship… even though they live in the same city.  In the sprawling city of Chicago, Michael and Camilla’s connection is tested by everything from Cubs traffic and Uber driver road rage, to OCD and work-life balance issues.

Cara Winter & George Ellzey Jr. are the co-Writers, Directors & Producers of DIVISION, working in collaboration with Director of Photography Leonardo Fallucca, and Alex Molnar, Associate Producer. As a team of Chicago-based filmmakers, they share an interest in telling compelling, authentic stories, with an eye towards inclusion and diversity. read article

Web Series: ‘Grace-Less’

Try and beat this teaser paragraph. Go ahead, we dares you:

When Grace (and her boob) made an unexpected cameo on her friend’s YouTube channel, she didn’t realize it was going to change her life forever. Now she’s dealing with a potential bestie breakup, some unwanted internet fame, and a surprise burst of self esteem. This series from Lena Buda and Dorrie Lipman has crying with laughter, and we can’t wait to see what comes next. read article

Bri Castellini – Marlon Brando Fans are Snowflakes – @brisownworld

Hey there, Brando Fandos. Larry Brody here, loving how Bri Castellini gets straight to the heart of a very important matter…yet again:

Check out Bri’s YouTube Channel HERE

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Web Series: ‘Distance’

Whoa. At last a web series that’s truly ambitious.

Distance is the story of a long distance relationship from two entirely different perspectives. Instead of being one creator’s take about the effect of such a relationship on those in it, this series uses two different directors – a man to tell the man’s story and a woman to tell the woman’s – and shows each episode in two distinctly different ways. read article