Tag: Filmmaker on the Edge

James Schamus is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director and business executive, and he’s been a mainstay of independent filmmaking for over three decades. In 2015, Schamus launched Symbolic Exchange, a New York based film development company focused on supporting diverse, emerging voices. Symbolic’s most recent films are Kitty Green’s “The Assistant,” starring Julia Garner (which… Continue reading 2001 – TED HOPE & JAMES SCHAMUS

Christine Vachon is an Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award winner who co-founded indie powerhouse Killer Films with partner Pamela Koffler in 1995. Over the past two decades, they have produced over 100 films, including some of the most celebrated American indie features: CAROL, FAR FROM HEAVEN, STILL ALICE, BOYS DON’T CRY, KIDS, HEDWIG AND… Continue reading 2000 – CHRISTINE VACHON