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We can't wait to celebrate the inaugural Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards on Saturday, October 10! Follow @DARCYAwards and @EastersealSoCal throughout the day for red carpet interviews, winner moments, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.

#FiPresents ‘Rose’ followed by an in-person Q&A with director Markus Schleinzer and moderator Katie Walsh (LA Times). 🥀 A 2026 Berlin International Film Festival premiere where Sandra Hüller won Best Leading Performance. 🗓️ THU, OCT 22 at the Landmark Sunset 🎟️ TIX: filmindependent.org/events/members… During the Thirty Years’ War, a mysterious soldier appears in a secluded protestant village, declaring himself the heir of a long-abandoned farmstead, but his quest for acceptance is complicated by his secret. Defying her birth as a woman, she has comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.

Watch a Documentary Works in Progress screening of ‘One Act’, share your feedback and become a part of the discussion with director Pamela Ribon and guests! 🗓️ MON, OCT 19 at Film Independent 👉 FREE RSVP: filmindependent.org/events/documen… ‘One Act’ takes you on the emotional roller coaster of theatre and the competitive nature of Texas through professional and student cameras documenting both well-funded and under-resourced schools.

#FiPresents ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ followed by an in-person Q&A with writer/director Noah Segan and actor John Turturro. 💳🔑🗽Played at 2026 Sundance, Berlin, Telluride and TIFF! 🗓️ SUN, OCT 18 at the Harmony Gold 🎟️ TIX: filmindependent.org/events/members… An aging pickpocket plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns as he struggles to make ends meet and care for his disabled wife. When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, he finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family. #TOLPINY @sonyclassics

This month’s Don’t Miss Indies feature plenty of pathos, adapting to the unknown, and personal stories of tragedy to rival the slashiest of slasher flicks. 👻🎞️ Check out the full list and join us at the theater (or in our online screening room!): filmindependent.org/blog/dont-miss… ✍: Cortney Matz #FilmIndependent

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‘Valentina’ writer/director Tatti Ribeiro on what ‘Sicario’ got wrong about El Paso. The hybrid docu-comedy stars Keyla Monterroso Mejia and features real people at the El Paso-Juarez border,. Full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube: youtu.be/_x3sI9Li_jY?si…

With apps open for the Film Independent x Humana Shorts initiative, which supports five Director and Producer teams to produce original shorts, we have ten films on the blog spotlighting the lives of our seniors to get you inspired. Check out the full list of films #ontheblog and apply to the initiative: filmindependent.org/blog/ten-grand… Each short will have a budget of $100k. ✍ Apps are due OCT 26, or NOV 2 for #FiMembers.

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#FiPresents ‘Take Me Home’ followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with director Liz Sargent. A 2025 Sundance winner for screenwriting and producing. Producer Apoorva Guru Charan is also a #FiFellow! 🗓️ Online OCT 14–15. Register here: filmindependent.org/events/members… Anna, a middle-aged Korean adoptee with a cognitive disability, cares for her aging parents. Alongside her sister and father, they must confront challenging questions about the future, but Anna remains determined to build a life where all of them can thrive.

In the ‘The Screener’, series creator Jim Cummings pulls open the curtain on the corporate entertainment world. Learn more about how Jim and the cast brought this indie to life with the full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube: youtu.be/ZMehRE9CZcQ?si…

#FiPresents ‘Fatherland’(@MUBI) followed by an in-person Q&A with director Paweł Pawlikowski. A 2026 Cannes premiere starring Hanns Zischler and Sandra Hüller. 🗓️ FRI, OCT 9 at the Crescent Theater 🎟️ TIX: filmindependent.org/events/members… At the height of the Cold War, Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann and his daughter embark on a challenging and emotional road trip across a Germany in ruins. Returning home after sixteen years of exile in the US, Mann faces a divided fatherland and deep fracture in his family.

FEW HOURS LEFT! 🚨 The Extended Deadline to submit to the 2027 #SpiritAwards is tonight at 11:59 pm PT. Filmmakers and digital creators, join as a Member and SUBMIT NOW: bit.ly/FiSA-Submit The extended deadline is open to Arts Circle, Filmmaker Pro and Secret Members, as well as Film Independent Fellows with Memberships.

We still have not recovered from Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in the #FiPresents Live Read of ‘Secretary’. ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’, their latest film directed by Jane Schoenbrun, is on MUBI starting today! Get 30 days free and join in on MUBI’s Dusk Till Dawn horror marathon here: mubi.com/filmindependent 📸: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

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Tomorrow, OCT 2 is the LAST chance for filmmakers and digital creators to submit to the 2027 #SpiritAwards. ‼️ For emerging filmmakers, we have four categories that each come with a $25k grant, including the newly added Digital Creator Award. Join as an Arts Circle, Filmmaker Pro or Secret Member to submit: bit.ly/FiSA-Submit

“They deserve help because they are human.” ‘Desert Angel’ documents the remarkable life of Mexican immigrant Rafael Larraenza, who rescues not only lost immigrants at the border, but also border patrol agents and cartel members. Full Q&A on YouTube: youtu.be/sXlFgrhTRt0?si… This screening was hosted in partnership with the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV).

So wonderful to have a special presentation from @wrapbook at #FiForum26!

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What a day at the Film Independent Forum. 🎬 Thank you to Film Independent for bringing together such an incredible community of filmmakers at the DGA in Los Angeles last week. And a special thanks to everyone who stopped by our Wrapbook demo. See you next year!

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At #FiForum26, we took a wider look at our evolving industry with an incredible group of panelists sharing their insights, experiences and perspectives. 🎬 A huge thank you as well to our Industry Connect hosts, who met one-on-one with attendees to offer valuable career guidance and industry insight. 📸: AQN Photography (1-3), Kevin Winter/Getty Images (4)

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#FiPresents an online screening of ‘The Scout’ followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with director Paula Gonzàlez-Nasser and actor Mimi Davila, moderated by Film Independent Programmer, Kate Mason. 🏠González-Nasser’s directorial debut and a 2025 Tribeca premiere. 🎞️ Online OCT 6-7. Register: filmindependent.org/events/members… A location scout for a TV pilot filming in NYC spends the day entering the private spaces of strangers, witnessing moments of curiosity, vulnerability and quiet tension until her work takes a sudden, personal turn.

#FiPresents was proud to showcase ‘Between Worlds: Short Film Series’, bringing together Project Involve Fellows Carey Williams, S. Lakme Iyengar and Portlynn Tagavi, and filmmakers from Taiwan, Yu-Jin Zhuang, Paulie Huang, Chih-Wen Lin and Yan-Ping Wang. 🎞️🌎 Presented in partnership with the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.). 📸: Brianna Bryson/Getty Images

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🚨 Tonight, 11:59 pm PT is the FINAL DEADLINE for Film & Digital Creator submissions to the 2027 Film Independent #SpiritAwards. For our 42nd year we have three new categories, including the Digital Creator Award which comes with a $25k grant! SUBMIT NOW: bit.ly/FiSA-Submit