r/indiefilm • • 8h ago

Terrestrial Official Trailer

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Check out the official trailer for Terrestrial!

Available at home now! Link in bio!


r/indiefilm • • 15h ago

You ever feel like a failed filmmaker? I did too. Then I shot my first feature.

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I’m launching a no-budget filmmaking YouTube channel, ThatRJBuckley. I’ve been a part of the film industry for over fifteen years and I eventually just got sick of the waiting waiting waiting. Waiting for agents, waiting for producers, waiting for investors. So after leaving Hollywood and moving back to the east coast I said screw it, picked up a camera, and shot my first feature. A few years later I shot my second. And now I’m hopping on YouTube to tell you all how I did it and how you can too. 

The first video is up. It’s an intro to me, the channel, and the indie filmmaking problems of the day. My next vid will be a warts-and-all full breakdown of the budget of my first $7K feature. I've been saying for years, I feel like filmmakers don't talk about money enough. Well I'm gonna put my mouth where my money is.... or something.... Head on over and subscribe for all the behind the scenes goodness.


r/indiefilm • • 3h ago

Some pics of my brother & Me Scouting locations for next upcoming project…letting the ideas flow

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r/indiefilm • • 14m ago

Why r/DemonDancerMovie exists? -- it exists to show that pure indie cinema can compete with blockbusters ;))

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r/indiefilm • • 34m ago

Filmmakers looking to connect...

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r/indiefilm • • 6h ago

**[For Hire] Film Poster & Key Art Designer — Available for Filmmakers, Production Companies & Studios**

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Hey everyone! I’m Bob, the designer behind Rebel Knight Studios. I’ve been freelancing since 2002, with experience creating film posters, key art, and Blu-ray/DVD covers.

I’m available to work with independent filmmakers, production companies, distributors, and studios of all sizes. Whether you need artwork for a short film, feature, festival campaign, or commercial release, I can help create a cinematic visual that captures your project’s story, tone, and genre.

My services include:

- Film posters and key art

- Teaser and character posters

- Streaming and social media promotional graphics

- Blu-ray/DVD cover and packaging design

**Portfolio:** https://www.behance.net/bobwannamaker1

Alongside sharing my services, I’m happy to discuss the work in my portfolio and answer questions about my design process—from developing a concept and choosing typography to compositing images and preparing final artwork. If there’s a particular poster you’d like to know more about, ask away!

Filmmakers: what’s been your biggest challenge when developing a poster for your film?


r/indiefilm • • 8h ago

Hey guys my solo short “BEYOND THESE WALLS” hope you enjoy and let me know where I went wrong with packaging and why views are so low

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I spent a Sunday morning making this short film about the the day a man gets released from prison. The match cutting was a fun thing to play with.
Do you think he got out of prison?


r/indiefilm • • 12h ago

Letterboxd is up for sale, and a group of film people is bidding to put it in the community's hands

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r/indiefilm • • 9h ago

Made a 2 min short horror film with 1 iphone and a dream 😂

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My friend and I made a short horror film. I wanted to share it on here for people to see. This is our very first project with no prior experience. We’re just doing it for fun so please be kind. Hope you enjoy <3

https://youtu.be/AeTZHEXQs68?si=7uJmJ1g8x-F0M22s


r/indiefilm • • 3h ago

URGENT SURVEY

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Hi everyone! I'm a student designing a product for film-goers as part of a school project, and I'd love to hear from people who actually go to the cinema or film festivals. It's a quick 2-minute anonymous survey about what's great and what's frustrating about the experience: https://forms.gle/5HNYS1zHgHzEsij58

Every response helps shape what I design. Feel free to share it with other film lovers. Thanks so much!


r/indiefilm • • 4h ago

Some pics of my brother & Me Scouting locations for next upcoming project…letting the ideas flow

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r/indiefilm • • 4h ago

GOOD OLD FRIEND Control and Collapse Short-film | Days Between Mumblecore Films

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Here we go!!! Our biggest venture yet from the team

GOOD OLD FRIEND - Days Between Control and Collapse

Watch it and share your thoughts


r/indiefilm • • 4h ago

Choking - Short Film

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r/indiefilm • • 5h ago

Musica gratis para tu largometraje

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Holaa! Soy un compositor autodidacta argentino! Siempre he soñado colaborar con la banda sonora original de un largometraje con tal de aparecer en los créditos y sumar trabajos para mi portfolio. Si tienes algun proyecto o un largometraje ya terminado, pues mándame un DM y charlamos.


r/indiefilm • • 8h ago

There’s a place for you in Pennsylvania’s film community. Meet Underground Film District. Come for the films, connect with the people, and help us create what comes next. Get involved, sign up for updates, and stay tuned for our November event at Penn cinema in Lancaster PA.

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r/indiefilm • • 12h ago

this weekend's independent theatrical releases

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Capturing Bigfoot X XYZ Films
Conceivable X Hawk Hill Pictures
Crawlers X Roadside Attractions
Dead Media X Antenna Releasing
Once Upon a Time in Harlem X Neon
One Eye Open X BayView Entertainment
Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub X Well Go USA
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor X Briarcliff Entertainment
You Can See Everything X A24
You Can’t Leave X Guilder Cinema Group
Wildwood X Fathom

I'm most excited for the new Nathan Fielder doc (You Can See Everything), of course. But definitely some cool horror films (Crawlers and You Can't Leave) (tis the season). I'm also intrigued by this Kal Penn Anna Nicole Smith comedy Trust Me, I'm a Doctor. This weekend kicks off the documentary Capturing Bigfoot's roadshow tour. Great poster!


r/indiefilm • • 10h ago

Eternal Garlic | Award-Winning Indie RomCom Short Film | Produced by Indica Mullins

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A young vampire tries online dating but each date seems to end in disaster.


r/indiefilm • • 15h ago

The Slenderman (Found Footage)

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Hello!!! I have finished my first ever short film!!! It is entirely done in blender and follows the found footage format. Please, let me know what you think!! I wanna keep doing films and any feedback would be appreciated


r/indiefilm • • 11h ago

The Bus That Goes Backwards

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I made this short surreal parable ("The Bus That Goes Backwards") about nostalgia, time, and how easily we get trapped in memories. It’s an exploration of how hard it is to stop looking over our shoulders, even when we are finally walking forward on our own two feet.

I Really Do Need Feedback. The Bus That Moves Backwards (Time Paradox)

Note on AI usage: The concept and story are 99% original writing by me. AI tools were used solely for visual generation / audio narration.


r/indiefilm • • 13h ago

MUSIC VIDEO

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r/indiefilm • • 15h ago

A distraction or three will not stop my zen… or will it?

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r/indiefilm • • 1d ago

I‘m about to make a Vampire Silent Film with Colors and with an 2000s Camera.

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It‘s honestly crazy to look at how things are moving right now. Usually, I have these passing thoughts like, 'I want to get my motorcycle license,' but then nothing really happens. But with this film project, I am 100% certain it’s going to work. This time, I am completely determined. I want to take this major step in my life and use it to build my very first foundation for my future career.
This time, things are already fully in motion. With the motorcycle license, I just practiced a little bit on some app, and that was it. But with this movie, I started casting people within the first week and convinced them to join. I’ve already started the screenplay, and I have the entire story locked in my head. I’m even ready to permanently show my face on Social Media Platforms to promote it—whereas before, because of my shyness, I only ever posted a few casual selfies on Instagram.
And here is the biggest difference: I am already deeply in it. I can't just stop now. I’ve already written sections, my crew is fully informed, and I am right on the verge of presenting myself to the public. You can’t just tell a whole group of people that a massive project is happening and then suddenly cancel it. Especially not with something this big.
I also think it’s incredibly cool how fast everything came together and how quickly it will progress. Early last year, I wrote a screenplay for a crime film, which I quickly put on the shelf. Not because I didn't want to make it, but because it didn't make sense at the time since it would require a massive budget. But that script is what sparked my initial drive.
Then last summer, I was involved in the big theater play at school alongside the guy who is now my lead actor. That’s where we really connected and found out that we both share the exact same passion and dreams for the film industry. And just recently at the train station—not even two weeks ago—we were talking, and he said with a shy, playful undertone: 'Hey, let's actually make a movie.'
The moment I got home, I immediately took action to turn my small idea of a gothic vampire silent film into a reality. And now I’m already so far ahead that I’m planning to deliver the final cut early the year after next. It is absolutely wild what is happening right now.


r/indiefilm • • 1d ago

A children’s TV puppet starts questioning his existence. Here’s the trailer for my short, Meeting Your Maker

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Hey r/indiefilm! I’m Gregory, writer and director of Meeting Your Maker. It follows Otis, a beloved TV puppet having an existential crisis just before his show’s 300th episode.

We’re currently on our Oscar run, and I wanted to share the trailer with you all.

https://vimeo.com/1196750372?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Would you watch a film about this little guy? Happy to answer questions about making it.


r/indiefilm • • 21h ago

Mimic | Indie Horror Short Film | Produced by 21West Productions

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The Appalachians have deep-rooted beliefs, whispered through generations. Locals pass down strict rules to their loved ones—taboos intended to keep the mountain’s ancient, hungry inhabitants at bay. They say the woods watch, they say the wind mimics, and they say that if you stray from the path or break a single vow, you invite something from the mountain. This is the story of one such invitation.


r/indiefilm • • 1d ago

Bin Kahe - A short film about college brotherhood, silent support, and a 25-year bond

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