Kickstart This!A Face in the Crowd: So Yun Um is Thinking Big with “Liquor Store Dreams”The Korean-American filmmaker looks back at the sacrifice her parents made for her and what she must to do to fulfill the future they wanted...byStephen SaitoMay 31, 2019
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Carlen May-Mann Slyly Finds a New Way Into the Horror Genre with “The Rat”A new short currently crowdsourcing on Kickstarter puts an inspired new twist on the haunted house, exposing the inherent sexism of the horr...byStephen SaitoJul 31, 2018
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Diversity is the Spice of Life in Kyle Henry’s “The Year That Changed Us”With their actors investing a consierable amount of time and personal experience, Chicago filmmakers hope to finally see characters they can...byStephen SaitoAug 4, 2015
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Christina Choe Uncovers a Fraud in “Nancy”After being inspired by an imposter, a first-time director looks for truth in this thriller raising funds on Kickstarter.byStephen SaitoMay 21, 2015
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Kerem Sanga Puts a New Spin on Teen Romance with “First Girl I Loved”After finishing up the crowdpleaser "The Young Kieslowski," the writer/director hopes the crowd will invest their passion in his followup, a...byStephen SaitoApr 7, 2015
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Tammy Minoff Delivers “Rosemary’s Maybe”A comedy with as romantic a backstory as its plot is crowdsourcing on Kickstarter.byStephen SaitoJan 19, 2015
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Elle Schneider Kicks Into Action with “Headshots”After fighting for a place for women behind the camera, the filmmaker is ready to make a white knuckle thriller, currently crowdsourcing on ...byStephen SaitoNov 10, 2014
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Velinda Godfrey and Maura Anderson Find Home in “Heartland”A chance encounter brought together two filmmakers to tell the story of an unlikely romance, currently raising funds on IndieGoGo.byStephen SaitoOct 26, 2014
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd – Stewart Thorndike’s Frightening Femme Horror TrilogyOn thinking outside the box to complete her trilogy of claustrophobic female-led horror films.byStephen SaitoAug 11, 2014
A Face in the CrowdA Face in the Crowd: Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden Are “Almost There”How a quest for pierogies led to an eight-year process of giving an outsider artist his due.byStephen SaitoJul 21, 2014