IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit

We're debuting a new series on the Toolkit feed; a look into some of the challenges and opportunities facing independent filmmakers in 2025. First up, we sit down with veteran producer Alex Saks, to dig into why even our most successful independent filmmakers are struggling to make a living right now. If directors like

This impressive indie film documents the groundbreaking work of physician and co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities, Dr. Audrey Evans. Director Ami Canaan Mann joins IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to discuss illuminating this incredible woman's life, and share how she made such a handsome looking feature on a truly

“The Actor” director Duke Johnson stops by Toolkit to talk with IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill about making his live-action feature debut after making a name for himself in the world of stop-motion animation. Topics include the challenges of adaptation, why he cast actors in multiple roles, and how he made the most of a budg

“Novocaine” directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen join IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill to talk about their new action-comedy, which merges the influence of 1980s hits like “Die Hard” and “Lethal Weapon” with the story of a new kind of action hero. Berk and Olsen discuss how they made the most of a modest budget, why Cape Town,

Korean only version begins at: 23:01 We are thrilled to welcome back Oscar winning director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho. His new movie takes place in a world where human printing exists (memories and all), and follows a man who agrees to be killed again for science. Director Bong reveals the pandemic-inspired origins of

So what makes a great hangout film like “Dazed & Confused” or “American Graffiti”? That’s what IndieWire’s Chris O’Falt asks director Carson Lund, a student of the sub-genre and who just made a great one with his baseball film “Eephus,” the story of two recreational baseball teams, up in small town New England, playing