Indie Film

Published
May 16, 2022

Indie Film: ‘The Hunting Trail’ captures how wrong things can go in the woods

The short film has been accepted into five festivals and has its sights set on more.
Published
May 9, 2022

Indie Film: Filmmaker’s struggle with depression informs his latest short

Robbie Moore hopes again to reach audiences on a personal level with '3:46 a.m.'
Published
May 2, 2022

Indie Film: Back at the Nick, SMCC’s film students’ shorts aren’t short of weighty content

After two years of disruptions, the Maine Mayhem festival returns to its usual format. 'It's good to be back home.'
Published
April 25, 2022

Indie Film: Movies to watch, out and at home, on International Workers’ Day

See the 1979 documentary 'The Wobblies' at Space on Sunday or check out these other films that tell the stories of workers fighting for their rights.
Published
April 18, 2022

Indie Film: Amid fishing gear fight, ‘Last of the Right Whales’ highlights inter-species responsibility

The documentary by Canadian filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza, screening next week at Nickelodeon, is 'really a film about us.'
Published
April 10, 2022

Indie Film: More disgraceful than the Oscars’ slap? What the movie industry deems disposable

Elaine May, who directed 'The Heartbreak Kid,' was honored at the Academy's Governors Awards last month, but you can't watch that ... or her groundbreaking film.
Published
April 4, 2022

Indie Film: This year’s Maine Deaf Film Festival coincides with major cinematic moments

The event, in its 18th year, is Friday and Saturday on the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus.
Published
March 28, 2022

Indie Film: Filmmakers and audiences will continue missing out on Maine’s majesty

Legislators are again passing on tax incentives that would help put Maine's film industry to work and give moviegoers a more accurate impression of our state.
Published
March 21, 2022

Indie Film: Why watch the Oscars? It’s a good question

Predicting winners is more about understanding the Academy's tendencies than recognizing quality art.
Published
March 14, 2022

Indie Film: This St. Patrick’s Day, revisit John Ford’s Ireland

The Maine-born director set many of his classic films in his ancestral homeland.