independent film

Spectacular by Comparison

By Ricky Archuleta | June 2026

When a group of independent filmmakers attended a lesser-known film festival in Park City, Utah, called ScorpiusFest in 2023, none of them…

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When a group of independent filmmakers attended a lesser-known film festival in Park City, Utah, called ScorpiusFest in 2023, none of them were prepared...

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The journey of the sorcerer ends above outer space in the soothing fantasy space opera Rescue Mission 11.01, written and directed by Jaroslaw Gogolin....

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DANCES WITH FILMS 2026 REVIEW! Solidarity is director/writer Dustin Brown’s debut feature, expanded from his short film. Inés (Elpidia Carrillo) is a...

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In the early 1990s, a sudden, violent cultural shift occurred that left an entire industry looking like fossils overnight. For a decade, mainstream rock...

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A tale told in three parts, Pescador is a moving human folk tale from the nimble imagination of Harry Rossi. This is Rossi’s first feature-length film....

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Keith Lakean Powell's Black Smoke Tales: Boiling Point is the third episode of his indie anthology thriller series, and this one cranks the heat all the...

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Fitzgerald Grass, otherwise known as Retronoob, is a nascent filmmaker. His work Dream Chaser The Roach King is readily available on YouTube. This animated...

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Directed by Rob Alicea and written by Jonathan Benecke and P.T. Hylton, Serena is a tech-gone-wrong thriller focusing on artificial intelligence. In this...

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Writer-director Aleksandar Kostic's Capio is a surreal, slow-burning descent into obsession, technology, and the fragility of perception. Blending mystery,...

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Right now, the film and animation industries are paralyzed by a wave of vocal “Doomers.” Walk into any production office, VFX house, or industry forum,...

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