The Indie Film Fest is a community-driven celebration that spans multiple venues across downtown Phoenix. Organized and funded by the people, for the people, this inclusive festival aims to nurture and grow Phoenix's artist economy. The festival is happening today, Friday and Saturday! For more information visit https://theindiefilmfest.com/
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00:00 The Indie Film Fest is a community driven event that is funded by the people, for the
00:05 people to help nurture and grow Phoenix artists' economy.
00:09 Joining us today is Candice Hamina, did I say it, Hamina?
00:13 Hamana.
00:14 Hamana, sorry Candice, Hamana, who's here to talk about the festival and how we can
00:17 support this and it's very important, especially this time of year in the industry.
00:23 My son's an independent film artist, maker.
00:25 Oh, I love that, yeah.
00:26 And so this is important here to do and what I love is that we have all this talent here
00:31 in the Phoenix and Arizona community.
00:34 Absolutely, so the Indie Film Fest is in its sixth year of programming and this year is
00:40 special because it's spanned out across multiple venues.
00:44 We want to make sure that we are accessible and affordable and provide a space for the
00:50 local community to come out and celebrate our independent filmmakers, creatives, and
00:56 designers.
00:57 So, it's really a fantastic way to showcase the best film talent here in the Valley.
01:02 Yeah, and the thing is that you said it's spread out a couple of different places, but
01:05 what's very important too is that the money that is spent going to this by people is going
01:10 back into helping those, of course, artists here in our own backyard.
01:15 Absolutely, 100%.
01:16 And I think that's what makes the Indie Film Fest so special is that we're really taking
01:21 into consideration the amount of time and passion that our filmmakers bring to their
01:27 projects and we want to make sure that every ticket sale that happens for the film festival
01:33 goes directly back to our filmmakers.
01:37 Let's talk about some of the films here because are they all short films or are they long
01:40 films too or are all different types?
01:42 There's different types.
01:43 We've got short films tonight.
01:45 So tonight's program is the Original Storytellers Night.
01:50 It features our partner organization, Cahokia PHX, of which I am a member.
01:56 And so we really highlight indigenous storytellers.
02:00 So tonight we are showcasing a film starring Lily Gladstone called Little Chief.
02:07 And so we're excited to bring that to the programming tonight and then tomorrow night
02:12 we will be back at the Phoenix Center for the Arts for additional film screenings, filmmakers
02:20 panel discussion, and then we'll wrap up on Saturday with more celebration and the Grand
02:26 Jury Award winning ceremony.
02:27 Wow, this is great.
02:28 This is so important again to our indie filmmakers and there's so many here because it's kind
02:32 of interesting.
02:33 A lot of people during the pandemic came from LA to be here that were actually from here
02:39 and that's why I love that they're coming back to work here, especially our different
02:43 communities and doing this and supporting them.
02:45 So let's talk about how people can get involved with the Indie Film Festival, even not just
02:51 right now, but going forward so important.
02:53 Yeah, absolutely.
02:54 So there are really three main ways that our community can rise up and support the Indie
03:00 Film Fest.
03:01 The first of course is to come out tonight, buy your ticket.
03:05 We've got shows tonight, tomorrow, and on Saturday.
03:09 We have a hot pink carpet, hence the hot pink pants, and we want everybody to have that
03:14 hot pink moment.
03:17 So they can come out and support the festival in person.
03:20 They can also visit the website and make a contribution to the GoFundMe page, which is
03:26 basically a project that is set up to continue this ongoing support year round, not just
03:33 during the festival.
03:35 And then they can like and share and follow us on social media @IndieFilmFest on Instagram,
03:42 Facebook, Twitter I believe, and then also Cahokia PHX.
03:46 That's our organization and it is our third year of partnering with the Indie Film Fest,
03:52 so we're really excited to bring the program.
03:54 And are most of the films are people from Phoenix, right?
03:57 Or are there different ones from all over?
04:00 They're from all over.
04:02 This indigenous film screen actually includes a film from a Tanzanian film producer, and
04:08 then I know we also had producers fly out from the East Coast to showcase their work
04:13 here.
04:14 So we have people coming in from all over the world actually now, so we're very excited.
04:19 I like that.
04:20 And I gotta tell people, you're gonna wanna go see these movies now because you never
04:24 know, there might be an Oscar winner in them, they might go right to the Oscars, and that's
04:29 what's so great about these indie films now, they're starting to accept them more into
04:33 doing stuff.
04:34 Absolutely, and tonight's special programming includes a film pitch competition, and one
04:40 of our guest judges is Charlie Hogan, who is one of the key lead actors in Fry Bread
04:47 Face and Me, which was a Netflix hit.
04:49 So we've got so much going on and we're just excited to bring this amazing quality program
04:57 to the valley and to all the filmmakers.
04:59 That's gonna be awesome.
05:00 Candice, this is great, again, like I said, big support to the indie films with my son
05:04 and everybody, so you gotta go out and support, so information is right there on the screen,
05:08 how you can find out more about the Indie Film Fest, and we'll have it on azdailymix.com.
05:13 So thank you very much.
05:14 Sounds awesome.
05:14 - Awesome.
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