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Welcome to Fiscal Spotlight, a special monthly round up of projects—at all stages of production—working their way through Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship pipeline.

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Over the past year there’s been a bumper crop of Lgbtqia+ films spanning the entire breadth of the cinematic medium–from unsettling dramas like Tár and The Whale, to uproarious rom-coms Fire Island and Bros, to incisive and arresting documentaries like Nelly & Nadine and Jimmy in Saigon (the latter a previous Film Independent Fiscal Spotlight subject.) Happily, this year doesn’t seem to be letting its foot off the gas one gay inch, with a robust pipeline of diverse queer content in imminent release and under development under the umbrella of Film Independent’s Artist Development.

Take the three projects we’re showing off in this month’s column. Here we have a narrative short, autobiographical feature and feature-length documentary. One is a drama,...

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes news on the latest episode of Ghost Trek, an announcement for William Pattison’s new novel, Psychotic State, DVD release details for The Colony, a clip from Hitchhiker Massacre, and much more:

Details on Psychotic State: “The plot of Psychotic State tells the story of David Coleman, a bipolar twenty-six year old man who is one of those people that the world likes to pick on. David is bullied and abused by everyone around him, including his adopted father. When David gets fired from his job after a run in with a couple bullies he loses his medical and stops taking his medication. This causes David to go into a psychotic state and in a twisted idea of justice he decides that it is time for him...

There are few things in this world that fascinate us more than the things that go bump in the night, and if you're of the same ilk, you may wanna pay attention to this next story. Are you ready to join "The Ghost Club"?

From the Press Release

With Halloween approaching, ghost hunters and ghost story fans will have an innovative new web destination called “The Ghost Club,” where they can document and share their own destinations or learn about how to start their own Ghost Club.

The innovative site is powered by Theatrics.com, LLC, the interactive media company behind recent projects like "Psych The S#cial Sector" (USA Network); "Welcome to Sanditon," the sequel to the hit web series "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries" (Pemberley Digital), and "Aurelia: Edge of Darkness" (from independent Lisa Walker England). Theatrics also powers Wikia’s Virtual Cosplay Contest, held in conjunction with Comic Con New York.