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Now Playing @ Film Independent Presents

  • Burt
  • Leviticus
  • The Currents
  • Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
  • Forge
  • The Python Hunt
  • Coroner to the Stars
  • Sean Combs: The Reckoning
  • If I Go Will They Miss Me

At our Film Independent Presents screenings, Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. See the full calendar here.

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VIDEO: Riz, Lili & the ‘Balthazar’ Boys Star In a Q&A Packed Spring

Spring isn’t just for Award Season recovery. Film Independent Presents has stayed busy with a calendar chocked-full of exciting indie releases. We’re featuring a few you might have missed here, including a Tim Heidecker fever-dream, a indie horror with a scary good self-distribution story, a deft and heroic take on a difficult subject, and some unique voices in TV featuring Riz Ahmed and Lili Reinhart.

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Lists

  • Burt
  • Leviticus
  • The Currents
  • Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
  • Forge

Now Playing @ Film Independent Presents 19 films

At our Film Independent Presents screenings, Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and…

  • Blue Film
  • Our Land
  • One Spoon of Chocolate
  • Tuner
  • The Python Hunt

Don't Miss Indies: May 2026 9 films

It’s an exciting month at the movies with three bold, Black fantasies packed with swagger and two Argentinian films made…

  • Hunting Matthew Nichols
  • The Christophers
  • The Travel Companion
  • Hamlet
  • Mother Mary

Don't Miss Indies: What to Watch in April 2026 9 films

What shall we watch? April is bursting with fruitful seeds of storytelling, and everything’s coming up Riz Ahmed and Michaela…

  • We Bury the Dead
  • The Mother and the Bear
  • Magellan
  • Young Mothers
  • Dead Man's Wire

Don’t Miss Indies: What to Watch in January 2026 10 films

Happy New Year! Kicking off 2026 with a visual tour of the world, this month’s Don’t-Miss list includes films set…

  • Predators
  • 100 Nights of Hero
  • The Chronology of Water
  • Man Finds Tape
  • Rosemead

Don’t Miss Indies: What to Watch in December 2025 10 films

‘Tis the season for generosity, humankindness, and curling up with a good flick – the last of which, according to…

  • Die My Love
  • Rental Family
  • Christy
  • Train Dreams
  • Left-Handed Girl

Don’t Miss Indies: What to Watch in November 2025 11 films

Awards season is upon us. Come November, film lovers can expect star-studded casts, emotionally-riveting storylines, and directors at the peak…

Liked lists

  • Peter Hujar's Day
  • The Plague
  • Sorry, Baby
  • Train Dreams
  • Twinless

2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards — Every Nominated Film

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  • Peter Hujar's Day
  • The Plague
  • Sorry, Baby
  • Train Dreams
  • Twinless

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees for 2025

Sylvie
Sylvie 40 films 33
  • Garm Hava
  • Dharmputra
  • Mammo
  • Naseem
  • Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro

The Muslim Narrative in Hindi Cinema – 20 Great Examples by Shazia Iqbal (from Film Independent)

Ponders
Ponders 26 films 11
  • Come See Me in the Good Light
  • The Perfect Neighbor
  • Twinless
  • East of Wall
  • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Spirit Awards 2026

neophoenixfire
neophoenixfire 26 films 1
  • Sorry, Baby
  • Peter Hujar's Day
  • Train Dreams
  • Twinless
  • The Plague

Independent Spirit Awards 2026

David B Jacobs
David B Jacobs 40 films 16
  • Peter Hujar's Day
  • Sorry, Baby
  • Train Dreams
  • Blue Sun Palace
  • Lurker

41st Independent Spirit Awards 2026 - All Nominated Films

Fiona
Fiona 41 films 28 1

Recent reviews

If I Go Will They Miss Me

If I Go Will They Miss Me

2026

Watch our Q&A where writer/director Walter Thompson-Hernandez and actor Bodhi Dell speak with Kate Mason (Programmer, Film Independent) about their new film If I Go Will They Miss Me.

This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.

Is God Is

Is God Is

2026

Watch our Q&A where producer/writer/director Aleshea Harris speaks with Danielle Young (Hattie Magazine) about her new film Is God Is.

This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.

Blue Film

Blue Film

2025

Watch our Q&A where writer/director Elliot Tuttle speaks with Kate Mason (Programmer, Film Independent) about his new film Blue Film.

This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.

Tuner

Tuner

2025

Watch our Q&A where actors Leo Woodall and Havana Rose Liu, producers JoAnne Sellar and Lila Yacoub, and co-writer Robert Ramsey speak with Katie Walsh (LA Times) about their new film Tuner.

This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.

Hal & Harper

Hal & Harper

2025

Watch our Q&A where Kevin McCarthy speaks with writer/director/actor Cooper Raiff and actor Lili Reinhart about their new series Hal & Harper.

This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.

I Swear

I Swear

2025

Watch our Q&A where Jenelle Riley speaks with writer/director Kirk Jones and actor Robert Aramayo about their new film I Swear.

This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.

Inked: Our Stories Remarked

Inked: Our Stories Remarked

Watch our Q&A where Golan Moskowitz (Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Tulane University) speaks with director Dara Bratt about her new film Inked: Our Stories Remarked.


This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.

Our Hero, Balthazar

Our Hero, Balthazar

2025

Watch our Q&A where Scott Mantz (KTLA) speaks with co-writer/director Oscar Boyson, co-writer Ricky Camilleri, and actors Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield about their new film Our Hero, Balthazar.

This Q&A is part of Film Independent Presents, where Film Independent Members get to see exciting new films before they open wide and listen to insightful interviews with the people behind them. Join today.