Day Two of the 2022 Film Independent Forum was an action-packed day of storytelling, knowledge sharing, and celebrating fresh voices with fresh ideas. Between the evening livestreamed discussion with Cloud Woman Media CEO Bird Runningwater – a member of the Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache Tribal Nations – and three on-demand sessions to equip filmmakers with tools for sustainable production, pitching prowess and tricks of the trade in feature development, there was a well of wisdom to ponder for days!
Keep reading for highlights du jour and check back with our blog for Forum coverage throughout the week.
Forum 2022 Day 2: Meaningful Indigenous Representation in Media and Achieving Sustainable Filmmaking

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Forum 2022 Day 3: Forging Your Path, Unparalleled Authenticity in ‘Pachinko’ and Diversity in Storytelling
Alright, on the penultimate day of #FiForum22, we were still going strong with plenty of panels on the fortitude that it takes to forge a career in filmed entertainment, like how Pachinko creator Soo Hugh amassed an army of historians to bring meaningful authenticity to the hit show. Check out the highlights du jour below and visit our blog for full coverage of the 16th Annual Film Independent Forum.
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Forum 2022 Day 1: ‘The Inspection’, Collaborating with the Universe and More
As the fall awards season starts to heat up ahead of the Spirit Awards nominations announcement next month, our intrepid team at Film Independent has been working tirelessly to bring you another signature event – the 2022 Film Independent Forum. With a plethora of programming offered this year, filmmakers, curators and cinephiles alike converged at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles to plumb the depths of the machinations behind independent cinema.