"I have nothing personal except my keys." So says Harry Caul, one of the most memorable characters in cinematic history. He is equally admirable and tragic, noble and pathetic. This is a man who reacts to a surprise birthday present by demanding to know how the gift...
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INDIEFILM PREVIEW: OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS
Mobile Kino, an organization in Berlin that organizes officially sanctioned, fully legal public film screenings in mostly non-cinema spaces in Berlin, is presenting the 2015 Oscar nominated shorts this weekend at the gallery space at Urban Spree. Ten films will be...
INDIEFILM REVIEW: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnsonโs adaption of British author E.L. Jamesโs controversial and best-selling erotic novel โFifty Shades of Grey,โ about the relationship between a 21-year-old college student and a 27-year-old billionaire who is into bondage and...
The Ride – for hopeless romantics everywhere
The Ride | Short Film from Timothy Melville on Vimeo. A short film for the hopeless romantic in us all, by Melbourne filmmaker Timothy Melville. cast BENJAMIN RIGBY and BELINDA MISEVSKI writer director TIMOTHY MELVILLE producers CHRISTINA REMNANT and NICKY PASTORE...
BERLIN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOOSTS BERLIN’S INDIE FILM EXHIBITION
The Berlin Independent Film Festival runs at the same time as the Berlinale โ Berlin International Film Festivalโs European Film Market and claims to be โjust down the streetโ from EFM, but is actually held at the Babylon Cinema near Rosa Luxemburg Platz, which is...
BODDINALE PUTS THE COMMUNITY IN FILM FESTIVAL
Boddinale is an alternative, competitive, independent film festival held on the same dates as the Berlinale โ Berlin International Film Festival. This yearโs festival is the third edition, and it is bigger than ever, with 82 films and a second venue added. In addition...
I Ship It – A Cute Short Film About Breaking Up
After a bad breakup, Zoe Smallman decides to take down her ex-boyfriend in a wizard rock battle of the bands. I Ship It is a short film about breaking up from Yulin Kuang, aย Los Angeles-based screenwriter, lady director, and "fangirl filmmaker and general TV nerd"....
Seven Things You Need To Know About the Teddy Awards
Yes, itโs time again for the Berlinale, the Golden Bear, one of my favorite film festivals of the year, which up until now I have always watched from afar from my sleepy little Swiss home, dreaming of the big city full of film and fashion. And while there are so many...
Meet our new contributor and movie reviewer Kirill Galetski
A Generation-X-er born in the U.S.S.R., raised in the U.S.A. and living in Europe since 1998 and Berlin since 2008, Kirill Galetski is a new writer at indieberlin with a specialization in film and the ambition to be a filmmaker. He began his journalism career writing...
20,000 days on Earth this Sunday in Urban Spree with Mobile Kino
Ever since the mid-1980s, Nick Cave has been associated with Berlin. During that period, the Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and actor lived in Berlin for five years. Part of his stay has been immortalized in small-club concert...
Short Film “Sass” from Fashion firm Coco & Breezy
ย Selita Ebanks - "Sass" from Coco and breezy on Vimeo. Coco & Breezy is a fashion accessory company based in the United States. The company was founded in 2009 by Corianna and Brianna Dotson, African American and Puerto Rican identical twin sisters, when the sisters...
Unknown Pleasures – a great way to start the film year
The U.S. Independent Film Festival Unknown Pleasures is well underway and itโs a great way to start the film year! The festival has a diverse and interesting selection this year with veteran cult directors like Joe Dante, Abel Ferrera, and Greg Araki showing their...