Meet Deirdre Lorenz, a visionary New-York based filmmaker whose latest short film “Return to New York,” entirely filmed and edited on an iPhone, epitomizes her creative spirit and dedication to pushing the boundaries of cinematic artistry. Can you share a bit about the inspiration behind ‘Return to New York’ and how did your personal experiences
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Interview with filmmaker Dien Vo
Dien Vo is an independent filmmaker and professor of film and media at Bard College at Simon’s Rock (Great Barrington, MA). In this interview, we discuss the creative intricacies and thematic depths underlying his poignant short film “An Occurrence.” “An Occurrence” emerges as a contemplative piece, characterized by its moody and meditative aura. The narrative
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Interview with filmmaker Sophia Liu
Welcome to our exclusive interview with Sophia Liu, a talented filmmaker, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who spends her time between Paris and Shanghai. Sophia’s diverse background in art history, cinema, theatre, and communications has profoundly influenced her artistic vision. With a master’s degree in theatre studies from the University of Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle, she
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Interview with director Francis Han
Francis Han is a young director from United States. Francis studied at Ringling College of Art & Design in Florida. His latest short film is about an anti-social apartment manager who purchases a video game from a flea market but discovers the horrific cost to stop playing. The noir-style thriller attracted our attention and we
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The Road to Galena
“The Road to Galena” is a heart-stirring and compassionate drama about the importance of following your dreams by director Joe Hall.
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The healing music of ANAYA
Brazilian new-age composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Anaya won the Best Film Score at the Indie Cinema Awards 2022. We talked to Anaya and discussed the healing power of her music, her influences and her career. How does your music and videos help people to feel better? “My music can make people go to their hearts
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Interview with Ronn Moss
Actor and producer Ronn Moss interviewed by Elena Ringo. Ronn Moss is best known for starring in television series “The Bold and the Beautiful” and for being part of rock group Player. Ronn Moss tells Indie Cinema Magazine about his upcoming film “Surprise Trip” and other creative plans. Elena: On behalf of our magazine, we
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Interview with Alex Proyas
Legendary film director Alex Proyas famous for his iconoclastic films “The Crow”, “Dark City” and “I Robot”, discusses his work during the lockdowns, murder of culture and xenophobia in Australia, plagiarism of his films by mainstream Hollywood and censorship. Alex also shares with Indie Cinema his plans for the future – new films, TV series
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Interview with “Quarantine” director Diana Ringo
Today I take an interview with Diana Ringo, multi-talented independent director and producer of the new feature film “Quarantine”. “Quarantine” tells the story of a man who survives the apocalypse and lives in a bunker for 20 years. He is haunted by images from his past and reflects about whether he could have prevented the
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Interview with Dmitry Falkovich
Dmitry Falkovich is an interesting man; he is a mathematician, graduate of Moscow State university who became a successful investor included in the Forbes Midas List Europe. Suddenly he displayed a completely different side of his personality. In 2018 his directorial debut Ivanov appeared at the film festival circuit and was received with great interest,
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Interview with director Graham Streeter
Graham Streeter is an American film director from Los Angeles. He is well known for his independent films which have won many international awards. His latest film, “I May Regret”, received Grand Prix at the Vienna Independent Film Festival as well as Best Director Award. Diana Ringo: What do the words “independent filmmaker” mean for
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Interview with director Konstantin Lopushansky
Konstantin Lopushansky is one of the greatest film directors of the 20th century. He is representative of the auteur cinema and the follower of spiritual traditions of Andrei Trakovsky who was his professor and mentor. In this interview taken in Vienna, Konstantin Lopushansky speaks about his experience of studying under the guidance of Andrei Tarkovsky,
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Interviews with filmmakers of short films at PIFF 2017
Journalist of the newspaper Prague Telegraph – ptel.cz, Yulia Vovk, took interview with four filmmakers who participated in the short film program of PIFF 2017. The resulting article “Court métrage — an attempt to stick an elephant in a suitcase” was based on these interviews with the festival participants. Here we publish the original English
