Learning and Community Building with Lana Garland

Learning and Community Building with Lana Garland

About the Hatyi Heritage Film Festival The Hayti Heritage Film Festival opens on Thursday, February 13th, starting with a reception on 5:30 pm. The festival runs through Saturday, February 15, 2020. Get tickets to the reception, screenings, and workshops at...
How to Define Success for Yourself with Jess Barbour

How to Define Success for Yourself with Jess Barbour

Jess Barbour is an actor – who has defined success for herself – with more than 100 credits to her name on stage and screen. She has lived and worked in places like New York City, and is currently based in Raleigh, N.C., where she stays busy as an actor, teacher, and...
Ian Jordan Tells us to Shut Up and Make It

Ian Jordan Tells us to Shut Up and Make It

Ian Jordan is producer of Brownstone, a short film that is currently in post-production. He sat down with writer-director Shawn Pinner in 2019 and said, “Shut up, let’s make the movie.” Ian Jordan (producer of Brownstone), reviews footage with Shawn...
Overcoming your challenges

Overcoming your challenges

The first film I made took forever. Every day was a challenge. Each time I filmed, some new problem came up. I finally finished Abandoned Allies after pouring five years of blood, sweat, and tears into it. On location while making Abandoned Allies in 2011. (Photo...
5 Ways to Support Indie Filmmakers

5 Ways to Support Indie Filmmakers

After the Meredith College Documentary Film Festival, something dawned on me. It’s actually kind of difficult to find and support indie filmmakers if you don’t have a personal relationship with them. How do you find their work? How do you support their...
Save the Dates: Upcoming Film Events

Save the Dates: Upcoming Film Events

Looking for awesome film-related events? Here are a few you should add to the calendar. Don’t miss out. Thursday, February 20, 2020 On Thursday, February 20, 2020, there’s a crowdfunding launch party for Oh Crappy Day, at Imurj, in downtown Raleigh, N.C.,...
Launch Party on 2/20/2020

Launch Party on 2/20/2020

As some of you know, I’ve been helping my fellow filmmakers with their newest project, Oh Crappy Day, over the past year. (Read more about it here, here, and here.) The film is a rom com about a young filmmaker looking for love. He tries to keep his...