Profiles of emerging independent filmmakers from across the world
Writer · Director · Cinematographer
Some filmmakers arrive by the straight road: film school, then films. Dan Hertzog took the scenic route, and it shows in everything he makes. He was nine years old, growing…
Writer · Director
Heidi Nyburg didn’t come to filmmaking through film school or a runner’s badge. She spent years as a product manager, working from Silicon Valley to Napa Valley for companies including…
Writer · Director · Composer
Kitty Harper didn't wait for permission to direct. She didn’t walk this path: runner, assistant, script supervisor — before anyone let her call action. Kitty Harper did it backwards. Her…
Writer · Director · Cinematographer
Some filmmakers talk about going home. Steve Ramsden built a career on the belief that anywhere can be home — and then returned to where it all started. Pay Back,…