The State of Diversity in Independent Film
Recent years have demanded that the entertainment industry take a more proactive stance on diversity, both in front of and behind the camera. This panel aims to address some of those concerns through the lens of the independent film community and ask the essential question - how can we develop the conversation productively and extend it to the point where it isn’t even necessary?
Presenters
Kimberley Jones
Screens/Books Editor
The Austin Chronicle
Logan Kibens
Dir/Writer/Producer
Operator
Logan Kibens is a Writer/Director whose work integrates visual artistry with narrative, character driven storytelling. She is a Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow and recipient of the HBO/DGA Direct...
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Writer/Dir/Editor
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Writer, Director Matthew A. Cherry is a former NFL player whose debut feature film, The Last Fall premiered at SXSW in 2012 in the Emerging Visions Category and has gone on to win several awards on...
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Producer/Dir/Writer
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Sudhanshu Saria received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film and Photography from Ithaca College. His previous work has premiered at film festivals like Hollyshorts and the Oscar qualifying R...
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