SXSW Film: Otis Under Sky

Against a backdrop of some of Austin’s most picturesque landscapes, the two characters (played by spoken word poet/expert Twitterer Anis Mojgani and Neo-Futurist cast member Roberta Colindrez) forge an intimate friendship in writer/director/producer Anlo Sepulveda’s first feature-length film, Otis Under Sky.   read more

Catching Up With... Jay and Mark Duplass

The definition of independent film has blurred quite a bit over the past two decades...  read more

Little Rock Film Festival 2009: Donahue talks

Raving about the city's downtown restoration to a glammed up crowd at the Clinton Library Gala, Phil Donahue gave the keynote address for the Little Rock Film Festival declaring "You look like you bought a pretty prom dress." The legendary talk show host had screened his documentary Body of War earlier in the day. Also, awards were distributed for best documentary The Way We Get By and best narrative That Evening Sun. Festival Organizers Craig and Brent Renaud with Phil DonahueThe Way We Get ByDirector Aron Gaudet follows three senior citizens who voluntarily spend their days, with others, greeting American troops as they arrive at...  read more

Catching Up With... Baghead's Jay and Mark Duplass

Brothers Mark and Jay Duplass surprised the independent film world in 2005 with their Sundance hit The Puffy Chair. For their next film, they reportedly turned down millions from a major studio to do the project their way...  read more