Indie Artists Tribe

Allison Volk is an award-winning writer, film producer and actress. In 2017 she wrote, produced and acted in her second feature film,  Deany Bean is Dead , a darkly comedic story about a woman who tries to win back her ex-boyfriend at his engagement party - without revealing that her boss' dead body is in the trunk of her car! Allison has written and produced six short films and written several pl...

I've brought back talented actor   Becki Dennis from episode #8 ! In that episode she talked about being a plus size actor in Hollywood and shared her amazing journey from Boston to Los Angeles. check it out if you haven't, it's awesome! One of the reasons I love bringing back guests is because you get to witness their progress as they move forward in their careers after hearing the "behind the sc...

Her short film Muted (on HBO) is about a black family struggling to draw in law enforcement and media attention to their missing daughter. Brandi Nicole Payne not only wrote it, she also stars in it alongside Chandra Wilson of Grey's Anatomy, and Malcolm Jamaal Warner. An all star cast on her first self produced short film! And of course it's an award winner. Watch it here now:  http://www.mutedth...

In honor of Black History month, this week I thought it would be fitting to shine a light on an incredibly inspiring black filmmaker. This incredible woman is a powerhouse that is doing amazing things! When we talk about history, we look to the past which is very important, but I am also interested in shining a spotlight on folks that I feel are making history or are on the brink of making history...

Manifesting Your Mission in 2018 Welcome to Season 2 of the Indie Film Tribe podcast! I thought it would be super appropriate to bring back award winning actress, who is also the CEO and Founder of the New Hollywood to help get us set up for success in 2018! She has been running a goal group for kick ass creators for over a decade and really knows her stuff. Listen now! If you need help with setti...

So in this final episode of season one, I discuss the importance of not allowing a lack of money to be an obstacle in creating your projects.   I also talk a little bit about what I am going through right now with my film projects, and last but certainly not least, I am also inviting  you to help me make Season #2 of the Indie Film Tribe podcast even better than Season #1! Please click here to ans...

 One of the things that I really enjoy about doing this podcast is that I get to experiment and try new things. This week I  interviewed a former client. She came to me about a year ago because she wanted to produce her own project. She had never produced before, but was dertermined to take her acting career into her own hands by producing and starring in her own short film! This is part #1, of wh...

Mathilde has been a Sundance Channel Shorts Contest finalist, a co-leader of the FilmShop collective and a member of the Independent Film School's writer-director lab. Her latest short film PETA PAN stars Independent Spirit Award nominee Nisreen Faour. She co-created ALMOST ANONYMOUS, a web series about a support group for celebrity lookalikes (Best Original Concept, NYC Web Fest 2016).  Mathilde...

Actors DISCOVER What to Write About in three steps:      1. WHY: Why make a short film and how will you use it to advance your acting career. CHARACTER: What type of character do you need or want to play? TOPIC/THEME: Write on a topic or theme that's important and matters to you.   Download the companion pdf at IndieFilmTribe/whattowrite

Rico E. Anderson, an award winning actor, the oldest of 11 children on his mothers side and the 3rd of 4 children on his fathers side was born in Seaside/Monterey, CA and raised on the south side of Chicago as well as the San Francisco Bay Area. It was in Chicago where Rico's love for the arts began.  Rico's selected film and television credits include The Orville and Rosewood on FOX and Young & H...

Claire is such a light and shares so much wisdom in this episode. She has been a performer her whole life and a writer / producer for nearly 10 years, most recently producing branded content for Refinery 29, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, Travel+Leisure, Southern Living, Real Simple and more. As a writer/producer her work has been honored at the Telly, Gracie Allen and New England Emmy Awards and...

Ashley Eberbach is a true gem. She was born in Ann Arbor, MI before moving to Los Angeles in 2004 to build her work as an independent filmmaker. Ashley is an award winning Director for films she has also written and produced. Ashley is a still photographer and music video/commercial director as well with a special interest in fashion, dance/sport, and musician branding. She is currently developing...

Noel Orput is an actor, writer, producer, director and an activist who teaches artists who want to create their own content.   He has written and directed eight short films, a Pilot, three web series, and a feature film which will soon be on Amazon.   All of these projects were self-produced. He is also one of the creative producers of ARULA    (Artists Rise up Los Angeles) SHORT FILM FESTIVAL whi...

This episode is a re-release of a webinar that I did a while ago. In this episode, you will learn: How to discover the most effective type of project to create for yourself that actually can catapult your career to the next level How to leverage that project in order to get the representation that you want or book your career changing role IF YOU ARE AN ACTOR AND YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT CREATING YO...

Emily Best has been on my radar for quite some time and I've been inspired by seeing her company Seed&Spark grow over the years.   Not only is she a remarkable entrepreneur, a film producer but she is the Queen of Fundraising as the CEO and Founder of Seed&Spark. In this episode Emily shares why and how Seed&Spark came about, her new venture with the Duplass Brothers and: How Indie filmmakers can...

For Jesica, film financing, international sales and producing all serve a passion she's held on to since childhood: the art of telling a captivating story. A native of the Philippines, Jesica's obsession with storytelling began at the age of two when she would orate tall tales from atop a bench at the local market. She spent her childhood between the Philippines and California. After graduating fr...

Dawn is a member of the Producers Guild of America, SAG/AFTRA, and #WeAreWITI. She is an Award Winning Writer / Director / Producer. Her directorial debut, "The Usual," was an Official Selection at Festival de Cannes American Pavilion Emerging Filmmakers and screened at ShortsCorner at the Cannes Market, as well as many others (with Producers Sharen Davis, Renee O'Connor and Kumari Bakhru).   Curr...

I know most folks are still on Hoiday mode so this is a super quick check in episode and an update from fellow tribe member Michelle Muldoon: Please support Last Stand To Nowhere: Last Stand to Nowhere does something no Spaghetti Western has ever done; put women at the forefront of an iconic gunfight, the Gunfight at the OK Corral. Women rule action films these days but there's one genre missing;...

Free Training from The Kickstarter Guy! Before you launch your fundraising campaign, listen to this because Justin Giddings is not only an award-winning actor, writer and filmmaker, but he's also known as "The Kickstarter Guy" for his work in helping independent filmmakers fund their dreams through crowdfunding. In the last 24 months, Justin has help over 75 campaigns raise $3 million dollars and...

Keena Ferguson a Multi-artist whose  love for all things creative (dancer/choreographer, actress, VO artist, writer, producer, director) has led her to fully accept all of her many talents and Keena now calls herself a multi artist. Keena's latest projects are; starring as Crystal on the hot Golden Globe winning show Atlanta, S.W.A.T on CBS opposite Shemar Moore, and recurring on Amazon's Gortimer...

In Lawrence's words:  From October of 1992 through August of 2002, I was incarcerated inside the Federal Bureau of Prisons for the crime of armed robbery. For a decade of my life, I was lost to my friends, my family and even myself because of a horrible and irresponsible decision I had made. My inmate number was 22855-086 and I was only one of many 100's of angry, disconsolate and wholly uncertain...

Producer Alexandra Boylan has taken three independent films from conception to completion and has gone on to sell all of them to major distribution companies, including Universal Home Entertainment and Image Entertainment. All three films have been on the shelves of Walmart, released world wide, and continue to sell in Red Box, Amazon, iTunes and pretty much everywhere else DVD's and Vod is sold....

Jason Brubaker is a Los Angeles based film distribution executive specializing in direct to consumer distribution strategies. He consults with media companies, rights holders and content creators to develop strategies to source content, maximize distribution, grow audiences, build buzz and create community around each title. Previously Brubaker served as the Manager of Content Acquisitions for Chi...

The top 2 takeaways from our screenwriting episodes w Pilar Alessandra, Michelle Muldoon, Hilliard Guess and Lee Jessup! In this solo episode we discuss: #1 The work ethic of a screenwriter #2 To submit to screenwriting competitions or not to submit? Also a few updates from: Emmy nominated producer John Halbach Singer songwriter Goapele Award winning actor Brianna Brown Casting director Jeannine F...

PILAR ALESSANDRA started her career as Senior Story Analyst at DreamWorks SKG. In 2001, she opened the Los Angeles-based On the Page Writers' Studio, dedicated to teaching and consulting with screenwriters and TV writers at all levels.   She's the author of the popular scriptwriting book, "The Coffee Break Screenwriter," and host of the "On the Page Podcast."   An in-demand speaker, she's taught s...