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And here we are, once again, to partake in another fresh installment of Indie Beat. Yes, that’s right, your favorite independent filmmaker podcast is back. What a treat. This time we stuck our microphone in the face of Kansas-native Christopher Good.

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Good has been at it for a while. His first short film “Return of the Gumshoe Kids” took him over nine years to finish and acted as a sort of film school for the director.

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The Chicago Critics Film Festival Runs May 17th – 23rd. Stephen Tronicek is covering the event for We Are Movie Geeeks

There’s nothing like watching a new film that’s very good. There’s nothing like sitting in the audience of an old one and experiencing it with new eyes. Saturday’s shows provided just that, a survey of the new but also the old.

The day started out with not a screening but rather me moving into my mom’s college roommate’s house for a night. All I can do is thank them and wonder how any of this happened. But after a short ride on the el and a short walk to the theater, I found myself back and ready to go.

The first show of the day was Wild Rose, directed by Tom Harper. A charming little comedy about Rose Lynn Harper’s dream of becoming a country music star,...

Vampires, poltergeists, and all sorts of beasts of the night can be found haunting the short film programs at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, stunning new work by cinematographer extraordinaire Bradford Young and a remarkable performance by Emily Mortimer will thrill viewers who aren’t expecting such high-caliber talent to be working in the short format. Sundance Senior Programmer Mike Plante summed up the 73 live action, animated, and documentary short film selections as “rowdy, reflective, visionary.”

After previewing 40-plus shorts available for advance press screening, IndieWire reached out to the directors of 10 of the most outstanding to ask about their inspiration and what they’re working on next.

Here, in alphabetical order, are the 10 must-see shorts playing the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Although 8 of them are world premiering at the festival, which runs January 24 – February 3 in Park City, Utah.

“As Told To G/D Thyself”

World Premiere

Directors: Terence Nance,...

Katie Crutchfield unveiled the sullen yet fantasical video for her band Waxahatchee‘s new single “Chapel of Pines.” The track arrives along with the announcement of the band’s forthcoming LP Great Thunder, due out on September 7th.

Christopher Good directed the surreal visual that opens with Crutchfield asleep in a forest, then joined by a man who explores the forest with her, hand-in-hand. The next day she wakes up alone, but in the distance, the man is standing ominously with his back to her and an arm extended holding...