Seventy-one teenagers in San Francisco have pulled off what many seasoned filmmakers struggle to achieve—conceiving, producing, and premiering an original film in a matter of weeks. The result is “JAR”, a surreal dark comedy packed with jailbreaks, glitter bombs, and shrink rays. Guided by filmmaker Joe Talbot and his summer program 48 Hills, 24 Frames, […]
Grassroots Filmmaking
Utah Indie Documentaries Face Major Setback Amid $1.1B Federal Cuts
Utah’s independent storytellers are navigating a new crisis. Congress passed a federal rescission package that pulls back $1.1 billion in funding for public media, hitting Utah’s CPB‑funded systems like NPR, PBS Utah, KUER and PBS Utah stations hard. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting funded ITVS, a key supporter of independent documentaries. With CPB money gone, […]
Grassroots Film Festival Season 2025: Spring Screenings
Spring is in the air and grassroots films are on the screen! Jeffrey Ikahn, American Filmmaker and Director of Candy Flip, features the top film festivals screening grassroots films and other innovative projects in California this spring, April 2025: Nothing says ‘spring’ quite like film festival season — at least, not for Los Angeles native […]