Bottom Of the Net Filmworks has a blog that is bringing the independent Black film community together by making itself not just about the film (though there’s plenty of info there, from cast bios to production notes) but also includes news that impacts the community. Visit the blog and discover why their one of our favorite independent studios!

As the film industry continues to take a journey to new heights, and keep the audience on pins and needles, the suspense of Grapes on a Vine, a thriller movie that tells the story of love, lust and loss, directed and written by Al “Skip” Robbins.
Mr. Robbins was born in Queens, New York, where he [...]

New independent film, Black Dynamite, uses social media so effectively, one would think more money went into the social media marketing campaign than the advertising. I had already seen the Facebook ads way before I noticed any trailer clips on television. The Twitter and Facebook updates built anticipation up until the movie release- not to [...]

In this installment of our Grapes on a Vine Spotlight, we will feature BlackFilm.com and head movie critic, Wilson Morales. Established in 1998, BlackFilm.com is an online resource which links the Black film community while cultivating national and international audiences interested in their work. This site provides a forum for filmmakers, scholars and organizations to [...]

The Urban Mediamakers Film Festival starts this Thursday in Atlanta, GA. Here are some of the FREE film screenings:
Thursday, October 15, 2009 — A Pre-Festival Event
Friday, October 16, 2009 — Writing and Directing Films Workshop … Comcast On Demand Shorts … Opening Night Reception, Script Reading, Screening … After Party
Saturday, October 17, 2009 — Filmmakers [...]

Grapes on a Vine movie was recently featured on BSoul.tv. BSoul.tv is a place to celebrate and enjoy “The Beautiful Side of Soul” – from the people to music to the visual aesthetic to the lifestyle. There you will find the latest and the classic. The domestic and the international.

Here is a great article from Anthony Kaufman from IFC.com that poses the question, can streaming save indie film? It explores abandoning the Hollywood distribution system for new technologies to market and distribute movies.
The way we watch movies is changing. And no one knows how, in the not so distant future, cinema’s going to be [...]

The 31st Annual Project forum during Independent Film Week kicked-off on September 19th and will go on until the 24th. Independent Film Week is the oldest forum in the US for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent film scene. It is qualitatively and quantitatively the best and biggest [...]

Follow independent filmmaker, Alfred “Skip” Robbins on a behind-the-scenes feature while making the movie, Grapes on a Vine which was produced in Atlanta, GA.

Grapes on a Vine was recently featured on Double 7 Film’s Trailer Park Thursday.

DOUBLE 7 FILM is a full service film production + marketing boutique based in NYC. The company is managed by President & CEO, Pete Chatmon, Creative Director, Candice Sanchez McFarlane, Executive Producer, Christina DeHaven, and Head of Development & Community [...]