Profiles of emerging independent filmmakers from across the world
Director — When You Left Me
Jevan Chowdhury is a London native who has reached over 50 million people through Moving Cities, his dance-docu-series about the identity of cities. He has worked with the United Nations,…
Writer · Director · Producer — A Memory Owed
Martin Hemingway-Moseley started writing A Memory Owed more than ten years ago. The spark was his close relationship with his grandfather and a lifelong passion for WWII. Over time the…
Director — A Great Love
Twenty years, one muse. Sculptor Charlie Langton has given his career almost entirely to the horse. That singular focus is what drew director Aisha Schliessler to make A Great Love.…
Writer · Director · Cinematographer — Yakka
Jack Shepherd wanted two brothers who were actually brothers. So he skipped the usual route and went for street casting. Over 150 applications came in. Auditions ran for three days…
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,…