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TONIGHT, 6:30 PM at AMC The Grove! #FiPresents ‘Left-Handed Girl’ with director/co-writer/producer Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer/producer/editor Sean Baker, and actors Shih-Yuan Ma and Nina Ye.
Don’t miss this chance to see Taiwan's official Academy Awards submission! 🎟️ Tix: bit.ly/4oJ1FbZ
Don’t miss this chance to see Taiwan's official Academy Awards submission! 🎟️ Tix: bit.ly/4oJ1FbZ
Members-Only Screening: Left-Handed Girl - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of Left-Handed Girl, including an in-person introduction from
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November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
TONIGHT, 6:30 PM at AMC The Grove! #FiPresents ‘Left-Handed Girl’ with director/co-writer/producer Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer/producer/editor Sean Baker, and actors Shih-Yuan Ma and Nina Ye.
Don’t miss this chance to see Taiwan's official Academy Awards submission! 🎟️ Tix: bit.ly/4oJ1FbZ
Don’t miss this chance to see Taiwan's official Academy Awards submission! 🎟️ Tix: bit.ly/4oJ1FbZ
In 2024, #FiFellow Suzannah Herbert went through our Documentary Story Lab, an experience that helped shape her upcoming documentary ‘Natchez’ exploring the antebellum tourist capital, Natchez, Mississippi.
Read our interview with Herbert #ontheblog: bit.ly/3LtW4YW
✍️: John Squire
Read our interview with Herbert #ontheblog: bit.ly/3LtW4YW
✍️: John Squire
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In 2024, #FiFellow Suzannah Herbert went through our Documentary Story Lab, an experience that helped shape her upcoming documentary ‘Natchez’ exploring the antebellum tourist capital, Natchez, Mississippi.
Read our interview with Herbert #ontheblog: bit.ly/3LtW4YW
✍️: John Squire
Read our interview with Herbert #ontheblog: bit.ly/3LtW4YW
✍️: John Squire
“The French film gods were blessing us everyday.” 🎞️ Richard Linklater reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Breathless’ in his new film ‘Nouvelle Vague’ starring Zoey Deutch, Guillaume Marbeck, and Aubry Dullin.
Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQF...
Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQF...
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“The French film gods were blessing us everyday.” 🎞️ Richard Linklater reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Breathless’ in his new film ‘Nouvelle Vague’ starring Zoey Deutch, Guillaume Marbeck, and Aubry Dullin.
Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQF...
Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OQF...
Rest in peace, Sally Kirkland. ❤️ We're honored to have followed her career from her 1988 Spirit Awards win for her incredible performance in 'Anna,' to screening her last film 'Sallywood' with Film Independent Presents last year.
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Rest in peace, Sally Kirkland. ❤️ We're honored to have followed her career from her 1988 Spirit Awards win for her incredible performance in 'Anna,' to screening her last film 'Sallywood' with Film Independent Presents last year.
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
2016 Screenwriting Lab #FiFellow Felicia Pride is the writer, executive producer and showrunner of 'A Different World'.
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Look out for it on @Netflix.com! Learn more:
‘A Different World’ Sequel Picked Up to Series at Netflix
The "A Different World" sequel series has officially been greenlit at Netflix, Variety has learned.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
2016 Screenwriting Lab #FiFellow Felicia Pride is the writer, executive producer and showrunner of 'A Different World'.
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Look out for it on @Netflix.com! Learn more:
An exciting week of screenings with #FiPresents, and we've just added more seats for 'Left-Handed Girl' on Thu, Nov 13! We'll be joined by director/co-writer/producer Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer/producer/editor Sean Baker and the castS in-person.
Grab your seat now: bit.ly/FiPresents
Grab your seat now: bit.ly/FiPresents
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
An exciting week of screenings with #FiPresents, and we've just added more seats for 'Left-Handed Girl' on Thu, Nov 13! We'll be joined by director/co-writer/producer Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer/producer/editor Sean Baker and the castS in-person.
Grab your seat now: bit.ly/FiPresents
Grab your seat now: bit.ly/FiPresents
🎬 Looking for the right editor for your next film? Join us at IndieLink to watch reels, meet talented editors & network with filmmakers. Once a year only!
👉 Next Tue, Nov 18! Register now: bit.ly/4oAVHK7
FREE for #FiMembers!
👉 Next Tue, Nov 18! Register now: bit.ly/4oAVHK7
FREE for #FiMembers!
IndieLink 2025: Editors - Film Independent
How can you find the right editor for your next project? Come to IndieLink to watch reels from a variety of talented editors, and chat with them
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November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
🎬 Looking for the right editor for your next film? Join us at IndieLink to watch reels, meet talented editors & network with filmmakers. Once a year only!
👉 Next Tue, Nov 18! Register now: bit.ly/4oAVHK7
FREE for #FiMembers!
👉 Next Tue, Nov 18! Register now: bit.ly/4oAVHK7
FREE for #FiMembers!
A wonderful evening with filmmaker Kristen Stewart and moderator Dakota Fanning at The London! 🌙✨ Last night, #FiPresents hosted another screening of ‘The Chronology of Water’ for #FiMembers, followed by an intimate conversation about her directorial debut.
📸: Araya Doheny / @GettyImages.com
📸: Araya Doheny / @GettyImages.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A wonderful evening with filmmaker Kristen Stewart and moderator Dakota Fanning at The London! 🌙✨ Last night, #FiPresents hosted another screening of ‘The Chronology of Water’ for #FiMembers, followed by an intimate conversation about her directorial debut.
📸: Araya Doheny / @GettyImages.com
📸: Araya Doheny / @GettyImages.com
#FiPresents Episode 101 of ‘The Girlfriend’, plus an in-person Q&A with Golden Globe winning actor and director/executive producer Robin Wright & actor Laurie Davidson. Based on Michelle Frances' novel of the same name. 👩❤️👨
🎟️ Catch the drama on Thu, Nov 20: bit.ly/47Z4K20
🎟️ Catch the drama on Thu, Nov 20: bit.ly/47Z4K20
Members-Only Screening: The Girlfriend - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of Episode 101 of the Prime Video series The Girlfriend,
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November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#FiPresents Episode 101 of ‘The Girlfriend’, plus an in-person Q&A with Golden Globe winning actor and director/executive producer Robin Wright & actor Laurie Davidson. Based on Michelle Frances' novel of the same name. 👩❤️👨
🎟️ Catch the drama on Thu, Nov 20: bit.ly/47Z4K20
🎟️ Catch the drama on Thu, Nov 20: bit.ly/47Z4K20
#FiPresents brings you ‘Any Day Now’ followed by an in-person Q&A with director Eric Aronson and Broadway veteran actor Paul Guilfoyle. Winner of the Audience Favorite Award at the 2024 Boston Film Festival! 🖼️
🎟️ See it Nov 16! RSVP: bit.ly/481i19p
🎟️ See it Nov 16! RSVP: bit.ly/481i19p
Members-Only Screening: Any Day Now - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of Any Day Now, including an in-person conversation with
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#FiPresents brings you ‘Any Day Now’ followed by an in-person Q&A with director Eric Aronson and Broadway veteran actor Paul Guilfoyle. Winner of the Audience Favorite Award at the 2024 Boston Film Festival! 🖼️
🎟️ See it Nov 16! RSVP: bit.ly/481i19p
🎟️ See it Nov 16! RSVP: bit.ly/481i19p
#Ontheblog we have Part ✌️ of Money Matters: Talking Financing at #FiForum25.
Read and watch tips on how to get your project financed from the Producers Roundtable, Indie TV talk & LA specific advice from the Home Grown panel: www.filmindependent.org/blog/money-m...
✍️: John Squire
Read and watch tips on how to get your project financed from the Producers Roundtable, Indie TV talk & LA specific advice from the Home Grown panel: www.filmindependent.org/blog/money-m...
✍️: John Squire
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#Ontheblog we have Part ✌️ of Money Matters: Talking Financing at #FiForum25.
Read and watch tips on how to get your project financed from the Producers Roundtable, Indie TV talk & LA specific advice from the Home Grown panel: www.filmindependent.org/blog/money-m...
✍️: John Squire
Read and watch tips on how to get your project financed from the Producers Roundtable, Indie TV talk & LA specific advice from the Home Grown panel: www.filmindependent.org/blog/money-m...
✍️: John Squire
Join #FiPresents from anywhere Nov 13-14 for ‘The Tale of Silyan’ followed by a Q&A with Oscar-nominated director/producer Tamara Kotevska & producer/cinematographer Jean Dakar. 🇲🇰 North Macedonia’s official #Oscars submission & a 2025 Venice premiere!
✨ Register to watch online: bit.ly/4p4lTgJ
✨ Register to watch online: bit.ly/4p4lTgJ
Members-Only Online Screening: The Tale of Silyan - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to watch The Tale of Silyan in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by
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November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join #FiPresents from anywhere Nov 13-14 for ‘The Tale of Silyan’ followed by a Q&A with Oscar-nominated director/producer Tamara Kotevska & producer/cinematographer Jean Dakar. 🇲🇰 North Macedonia’s official #Oscars submission & a 2025 Venice premiere!
✨ Register to watch online: bit.ly/4p4lTgJ
✨ Register to watch online: bit.ly/4p4lTgJ
You have until TONIGHT, 11:59 PM PT to stream ‘All That’s Left of You’ with #FiPresents! Stick around to the end for a pre-recorded Q&A with writer/director/producer Cherien Dabis (#FiFellow & #SpiritAwards Nominee), moderated by Angela Lee (Film Independent). 🇯🇴🇵🇸
Learn more here:
Learn more here:
Members-Only Online Screening: All That's Left of You - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to watch All That's Left of You in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
You have until TONIGHT, 11:59 PM PT to stream ‘All That’s Left of You’ with #FiPresents! Stick around to the end for a pre-recorded Q&A with writer/director/producer Cherien Dabis (#FiFellow & #SpiritAwards Nominee), moderated by Angela Lee (Film Independent). 🇯🇴🇵🇸
Learn more here:
Learn more here:
Film Independent’s Artist Development had a fabulous evening at our Grants and Awards dinner with our #FiFellows. Special thanks to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a fun reception. Congrats to all! 👏❤️
Learn more about our labs & programs here: bit.ly/FiArtistDevelopment
📸: Delia Bush
Learn more about our labs & programs here: bit.ly/FiArtistDevelopment
📸: Delia Bush
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Film Independent’s Artist Development had a fabulous evening at our Grants and Awards dinner with our #FiFellows. Special thanks to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a fun reception. Congrats to all! 👏❤️
Learn more about our labs & programs here: bit.ly/FiArtistDevelopment
📸: Delia Bush
Learn more about our labs & programs here: bit.ly/FiArtistDevelopment
📸: Delia Bush
SEATS ADDED! #FiPresents can't wait to show ‘Left-Handed Girl’ next Thu, Nov 13! We'll be joined by director/co-writer/producer Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer/producer/editor Sean Baker and actors Shih-Yuan Ma and Nina Ye in person. Taiwan’s official #Oscars submission. 🏆
🎟️ Tickets:
🎟️ Tickets:
Members-Only Screening: Left-Handed Girl - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of Left-Handed Girl, including an in-person introduction from
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
SEATS ADDED! #FiPresents can't wait to show ‘Left-Handed Girl’ next Thu, Nov 13! We'll be joined by director/co-writer/producer Shih-Ching Tsou, co-writer/producer/editor Sean Baker and actors Shih-Yuan Ma and Nina Ye in person. Taiwan’s official #Oscars submission. 🏆
🎟️ Tickets:
🎟️ Tickets:
This month’s #FiPresents Programmers’ Pick is @cineverse_ent’s ‘The Things You Kill’, followed by an in-person Q&A with writer/director Alireza Khatami! A #Sundance winner & Canada’s #Oscars submission. 🇨🇦
🎟️ See it Mon, Nov 17. Tix: bit.ly/4nCmHIq
🎟️ See it Mon, Nov 17. Tix: bit.ly/4nCmHIq
Programmers' Picks: The Things You Kill - Film Independent
Arts Circle, Film Lover, Secret (shhh...) Members and Fellows (with an active Membership), you and a guest are invited to Programmers' Picks, a curated
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November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This month’s #FiPresents Programmers’ Pick is @cineverse_ent’s ‘The Things You Kill’, followed by an in-person Q&A with writer/director Alireza Khatami! A #Sundance winner & Canada’s #Oscars submission. 🇨🇦
🎟️ See it Mon, Nov 17. Tix: bit.ly/4nCmHIq
🎟️ See it Mon, Nov 17. Tix: bit.ly/4nCmHIq
Reminder! #FiPresents is screening ‘All That’s Left of You’ online until tomorrow, Nov 6! Be sure to catch the Q&A with writer/director/producer Cherien Dabis (#FiFellow & #SpiritAwards Nominee). 🇯🇴🇵🇸
Learn more:
Learn more:
Members-Only Online Screening: All That's Left of You - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to watch All That's Left of You in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by
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November 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Reminder! #FiPresents is screening ‘All That’s Left of You’ online until tomorrow, Nov 6! Be sure to catch the Q&A with writer/director/producer Cherien Dabis (#FiFellow & #SpiritAwards Nominee). 🇯🇴🇵🇸
Learn more:
Learn more:
With awards season upon us, November’s Don’t Miss Indies is stacked — new films from auteurs Lynne Ramsay, Richard Linklater and Chloé Zhao, promising up-and-comers Clint Bentley and John-Michael Powell, and more!
Check out our full list #ontheblog: bit.ly/3JGGRmv
✍️: Laura Gillis
Check out our full list #ontheblog: bit.ly/3JGGRmv
✍️: Laura Gillis
Don’t Miss Indies: What to Watch in November - Film Independent
Awards season is upon us. Come November, film lovers can expect star-studded casts, emotionally-riveting storylines, and directors at the peak of their
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November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
With awards season upon us, November’s Don’t Miss Indies is stacked — new films from auteurs Lynne Ramsay, Richard Linklater and Chloé Zhao, promising up-and-comers Clint Bentley and John-Michael Powell, and more!
Check out our full list #ontheblog: bit.ly/3JGGRmv
✍️: Laura Gillis
Check out our full list #ontheblog: bit.ly/3JGGRmv
✍️: Laura Gillis
At our #FiPresents Programmers’ Picks screening, director Tony Ganz took us on a 1960s road trip across America with his retrospective of documentary shorts, ‘America: Everything You’ve Ever Dreamed Of’. 🇺🇸📹
Watch the full convo moderated by Film Independent’s Jacob Warren: youtu.be/KKhign3EOlU?...
Watch the full convo moderated by Film Independent’s Jacob Warren: youtu.be/KKhign3EOlU?...
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
At our #FiPresents Programmers’ Picks screening, director Tony Ganz took us on a 1960s road trip across America with his retrospective of documentary shorts, ‘America: Everything You’ve Ever Dreamed Of’. 🇺🇸📹
Watch the full convo moderated by Film Independent’s Jacob Warren: youtu.be/KKhign3EOlU?...
Watch the full convo moderated by Film Independent’s Jacob Warren: youtu.be/KKhign3EOlU?...
#FiPresents is back in NYC with ‘The Shepherd and the Bear’, plus an in-person Q&A with director Max Keegan! 🐻🏔️ Follow an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with the bears.
🎟️ Fri, Nov 21 | Tix: bit.ly/43qm6SH
🎟️ Fri, Nov 21 | Tix: bit.ly/43qm6SH
New York Screening: The Shepherd and the Bear - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of The Shepherd and the Bear, followed by an in-person
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#FiPresents is back in NYC with ‘The Shepherd and the Bear’, plus an in-person Q&A with director Max Keegan! 🐻🏔️ Follow an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with the bears.
🎟️ Fri, Nov 21 | Tix: bit.ly/43qm6SH
🎟️ Fri, Nov 21 | Tix: bit.ly/43qm6SH
Don't forget. Protecting Your Film in a Digital World: A Conversation with the MPA is TODAY, 7:30 PM at the Fi HQ! Learn how to protect your content with Motion Picture Association execs Hunter Paletsas, Terri Davies & Bryan Willett. 🎬
❗️ FREE for #FiMembers. Register NOW:
❗️ FREE for #FiMembers. Register NOW:
Protecting Your Film in a Digital World: A Conversation with the MPA - Film Independent
Join us for a candid and insightful evening with three Motion Picture Association executives – Hunter Paletsas (EVP, Chief Financial Officer), Terri
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November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Don't forget. Protecting Your Film in a Digital World: A Conversation with the MPA is TODAY, 7:30 PM at the Fi HQ! Learn how to protect your content with Motion Picture Association execs Hunter Paletsas, Terri Davies & Bryan Willett. 🎬
❗️ FREE for #FiMembers. Register NOW:
❗️ FREE for #FiMembers. Register NOW:
Don't wait! Apply to the Documentary Story Lab by Dec 15. 📹 👉 Learn more here: bit.ly/DocStoryLab
For documentary directors with projects in late production/early post-production! Get expert advice from established documentary directors, institutional funders, legal professionals and distributors.
For documentary directors with projects in late production/early post-production! Get expert advice from established documentary directors, institutional funders, legal professionals and distributors.
Film Independent Artist Development - Film Independent Documentary Story Lab 2026
Before You Begin Thank you for your interest in Film Independent's Documentary Story Lab. The 2026 Documentary Story Lab is a full-time, one week program that will take place in May 2026. Please note…
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November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Don't wait! Apply to the Documentary Story Lab by Dec 15. 📹 👉 Learn more here: bit.ly/DocStoryLab
For documentary directors with projects in late production/early post-production! Get expert advice from established documentary directors, institutional funders, legal professionals and distributors.
For documentary directors with projects in late production/early post-production! Get expert advice from established documentary directors, institutional funders, legal professionals and distributors.
#FiPresents and the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television had a wonderful screening of ‘Prime Minister’ with director Lindsay Utz and moderator Robert Abele, where we got a look into the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. 🇳🇿
📸: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
📸: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#FiPresents and the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television had a wonderful screening of ‘Prime Minister’ with director Lindsay Utz and moderator Robert Abele, where we got a look into the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. 🇳🇿
📸: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
📸: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
LAST CALL to sign up for the FREE #FiPresents online screening of ‘All That’s Left of You’. Includes a Q&A with writer/director/producer Cherien Dabis (#FiFellow & #SpiritAwards Nominee). 🇯🇴🇵🇸 Jordan’s official #Oscars submission!
🍿 Streaming tomorrow until Nov 6! Register NOW:
🍿 Streaming tomorrow until Nov 6! Register NOW:
Members-Only Online Screening: All That's Left of You - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to watch All That's Left of You in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LAST CALL to sign up for the FREE #FiPresents online screening of ‘All That’s Left of You’. Includes a Q&A with writer/director/producer Cherien Dabis (#FiFellow & #SpiritAwards Nominee). 🇯🇴🇵🇸 Jordan’s official #Oscars submission!
🍿 Streaming tomorrow until Nov 6! Register NOW:
🍿 Streaming tomorrow until Nov 6! Register NOW:
Geeta Gandbhir, director of the heartbreaking @netflix.com documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’, on the impact of Emmett Till’s murder.
Hear more insights from Gandbhir, and producers Alisa Payne and Nikon Kwantu from our #FiPresents Q&A moderated by IndieWire’s Marcus Jones: bit.ly/4ooluFG
Hear more insights from Gandbhir, and producers Alisa Payne and Nikon Kwantu from our #FiPresents Q&A moderated by IndieWire’s Marcus Jones: bit.ly/4ooluFG
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Geeta Gandbhir, director of the heartbreaking @netflix.com documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’, on the impact of Emmett Till’s murder.
Hear more insights from Gandbhir, and producers Alisa Payne and Nikon Kwantu from our #FiPresents Q&A moderated by IndieWire’s Marcus Jones: bit.ly/4ooluFG
Hear more insights from Gandbhir, and producers Alisa Payne and Nikon Kwantu from our #FiPresents Q&A moderated by IndieWire’s Marcus Jones: bit.ly/4ooluFG