#FilmMaker

Chris JagsChrisJagged
2026-03-14

If your writing/creative project came fully to life as you wrote it, you would be:

Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-03-12

Most of the crew on this short film were students from Sisi Film Lab in Kampala. For many of them, it was their first time working on a set, more like their first internship before the TV series we later shot in October.
#sisi #film #movies #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking

A small film crew records a scene outside a studio compound, with a camera on a tripod and a boom microphone pointed toward an actor standing near a metal gate, while other crew members watch and assist with equipment.
Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-03-10

This project was first planned as a TV series, but during production things changed and we had to rethink the story. In the end, we focused on two different characters and built their stories into two feature films instead.
#film #sisi #filmmaking #movies #cinema #filmmaker

A film poster titled The Lies of Our Lives with large red and black text over a background of newspaper clippings. Several small vintage television sets float around the title, suggesting themes of media and truth.A stylized film poster titled LAMYEL with magenta and pink particle effects on a dark background, showing fragmented vertical panels and a male figure.
2026-03-09

Wondering aloud.... there are a lot of sites to help indie authors market and sell their books, like BookBub and BookSirens, but what of film? Are there such platforms as well? Those I can find are crowdfund sites like kickstarter, which a lot of us are excluded from.

Perhaps someone should make one, for I'm sure a lot of people would love to just get films direct from the filmmaker rather than having to rely on the likes of Netflix and film festivals.

#film #tv #filmmaker

Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-03-06

Five short films from Sisi Film Collective were nominated in the regional nominations of the Uganda Film Festival across the Western, Northern, and Central regions. Each of these films was made through teamwork, long days on set, and a lot of learning along the way. It means a lot to see the work recognized.
You can read more about the films and the journey behind them in the blog post below.
sisifilmcollective.org/five-fi
#sisi #film #movies #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking

Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-03-05

This was the location we used for a scene where a young lady is found abandoned in the bushes. We needed a place with tall grass so the setting would match the story in the film. We found this spot near our film studio. It had a lot of tall grass and very few people around, and it worked perfectly for the scene we wanted to shoot.
#film #sisi #filmmaking #movies #cinema #filmmaker

Three men in a grassy open field on a film set. One man stands in the foreground wearing headphones and a harness-like vest, another sits on the grass beside a water bottle and bag, and a third stands farther away holding a monitor and looking toward the distance. Trees, houses, and a building appear in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-03-04

This was one of the sets from a short film we shot. The story needed a very old, poor home, so we worked closely with the set designer to get that feeling right. He peeled parts of the paint off the walls, brought in old mats and worn-out items, and slowly built the space to look like it had been lived in for many years.
#film #sisi #filmmaking #movies #art #cinema #filmmaker

A man in a yellow T-shirt and camouflage shorts stands barefoot in a small room with peeling paint on the walls. A metal ladder stands near a woven basket. A low bed with patterned bedding sits beneath red curtains covering a window. In the foreground, folded clothes rest on a small table over a woven mat floor, while household items and a lantern sit on a side surface to the right.
Artists at Risk (AR)artistsatrisk
2026-03-04

Tatiana’s residency is funded by the City of Helsinki, the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency, the Ministry of Education and Culture and OMCT.

Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-03-02

Conold, also known as King Kim shares his journey into film. Teaching himself a little bit about film and finally realising he still had a lot to learn. He lost his equipment in a flood and started over again, but he never gave up.
Read full story here: sisifilmcollective.org/the-cre
#sisi #film #movies #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #blog #writing

Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-02-28

During one of our short film shoots, the actor for a scene didn’t come to set. It was a scene where a corpse was being pulled to be burned, so we asked one of the crew members to step in. We wrapped him in bedsheets and shot the scene. He happened to have almost the same physique as the actor, so it worked for us in the end.
#film #sisi #filmmaking #movies #cinema #filmmaker

A person lies on grass outdoors wrapped in a white cloth stained with red marks, partially covering their face, while others stand nearby during a film shoot.
2026-02-27

📢 Paging documentary filmmakers! This Black History Month, we’re celebrating the vibrant creators shaping the future of cinema — like Emmy-nominated filmmaker Dawn Porter, director of John Lewis: Good Trouble. 🖤

Social issue documentaries take on some of our most pressing global concerns and, at the same time, create major challenges for filmmakers in terms of ethics, authorship, and presenting stories as truthfully as possible. Learn how to navigate these waters in order to make your film the most authentic and impactful it can be.in Dawn Porter's Sundance Master Class as she shares real-world examples and reveals a set of questions and tools to help you hone the story you are trying to tell and ensure that it meets the ethical standards necessary to give it credibility and meaning.

collab.sundance.org/catalog/Ma

#IndieFilmmakers #Documentary #Filmmaker #IndieFilms #SocialImpact #DawnPorter #Sundance #Movies #Film #Filmmmaking

Headshot of Black Documentary Filmmaker Dawn Porter. 

Test beneath the portrait says:  "Dawn Porter. Documentary Filmmaking: Navigating Truth and Ethics."
Sidewalks EntertainmentSidewalksTVShow
2026-02-26

Filmmaker Kim A. Snyder and former high school librarian Julie Miller (documentary film, “The Librarians”); music by Will Carter Band.

sidewalkstv.com/episode-1333-t

Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-02-26

Seeing our work show up strongly in the Uganda Film Festival nominations means a lot. Most of the films that topped the Western and Northern regions, and one in the Central region, are from Sisi Film Collective.
Grateful to everyone who has been part of these stories.
#film #sisi #filmmaking #movies #cinema #filmmaker

A blue promotional poster titled “Regional Film Competition (RFC) 2026 – Nomination List” by the Uganda Communications Commission, displaying nominees grouped by Western, Northern, Eastern, and Central regions. Each region lists categories such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Impactful Film, Best Film, and Best Smart Phone Film, with names of nominees and film titles under each category. The bottom section includes a toll-free line and social media handles for UgandaFilmFestival.
2026-02-26

No Flowers Bloom by Sheila Ampuriire

tv.dilstories.com/w/jXYrPxfD61

2026-02-25

Had a bit of fun this morning making a wide poster for our short film. It's released on Sunday afternoon on @swordandfiddle if anyone's interested.

Booted takes the form of a parent's message to their child, narrated while remembering the course of their life via the medium of their footwear. Produced by Tiverton-based Sword and Fiddle Productions, it was filmed in 2024 across various locations in South West England, and rooted further in the region with contributions from BOVTS graduate actor Olivia Edwards; Exeter singer-songwriters Sound of the Sirens; and Devon-based voice-over artist and actor Simon Alison
#Film #FilmMaker #FilmMaking #ShortFilm #Devon #Walking

Poster for the film "Booted" The main image is of a rough grassy area. A single brown walking boot with red laces on the end of a black-trousered leg is captured in the action of stepping to the right, going out of frame.
On the left from top to bottom are:
The production company branding for Sword and Fiddle Productions - a white circle with a blue fiddle, upon which a sword makes the strings and neck, with the company name in dark grey to one side.
The film title - "BOOTED"
Text - A film by Amy & Alyn Sparkes
Text - Starring Simon Alison & Olivia Edwards with music by Sound of the Sirens
דער קערפער פֿון השםdukepaaron@babka.social
2026-02-25

"A #documentary about the #murder of five #Jews in a #Polish town is being threatened with a #ban in #Poland — not because they were killed in the #Holocaust, but because they weren’t.

The Jews at the heart of “Among Neighbors,” from #California-based #filmmaker #YoavPotash, died six months after the end of #Nazi #occupation. They were among a handful of survivors from #Gniewoszów, a town where about 1,500 Jews made up half the population before #WorldWarII. When they returned home in 1945, they were killed by their Polish neighbors.

Since premiering at the #Warsaw #Jewish #Film Festival in November 2024, “Among Neighbors” has been screened in six countries and qualified for #AcademyAward consideration. But its release on TVP, the Polish public broadcaster, has prompted uproar from right-wing politicians and a national investigation."

Go back to where?

jta.org/2026/02/24/culture/doc

Sisi Film Collectivesisi@indiefilmmakers.social
2026-02-24

Some of the art our set designer does.
#art #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #movies #sisi #film

A wooden picture frame mounted on a wall containing a decorative arrangement of three small miniature huts with thatched roofs and reddish walls. The huts are spaced apart among small round objects and thin black strips arranged as abstract elements, creating a handcrafted wall art display.

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