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The Indie Film Studios (IFS) produces film and television projects and seeks to support the aspirations of indie filmmakers, helping to educate them in the art and science of filmmaking, supporting them throughout their careers. We believe in producing films and television programs that reach out and touch people; films that inform, educate and provide insight into the human condition.
The IFS was founded by Gary Parker and Bruce May who have worked in film, television and digital media for over forty years. They support the goals of individuals seeking to begin or further a career in the film and television industry. Both are instructors at IFS and they also write, produce, and direct the indie films produced by the IFS.
We have a two-part mission, to produce films and television projects, and to mentor new professionals in the film and television industry.
OUR FIRST MISSION is to produce films with transformational storylines, films that give an audience insight into their own, very human experiences. The greatest stores are about transformation that changes a person, not just in terms of acquiring new skills, or achieving a life changing goal, but going farther, becoming a changed person, seeing the world in a whole new, wiser way, or transforming their knowledge of themselves, becoming in some way, a better person. These films can affect the audience in powerful ways, so they come away with similar changes in their attitudes and beliefs, about how they see the world, and how they see themselves.
We do this in both full length fictional films, and in documentary films. Nonprofits interested in telling their own story can benefit by this approach, and we are happy to talk to any organization that is interested in a cause-based theme, either in a fictional or documentary format.
OUR SECOND MISSION is to mentor professionals working in the industry, or those seeking to enter the film and television industry, to help them accelerate their career path.
We do this through online workshops and classes, and with in-studio experiences, including practical lessons in best practices used on the set, and in editing, producing, distributing, and marketing a film or television show.
Because we are a working studio run by industry professionals, we teach practical lessons in film, television, and corporate and nonprofit video production. Our many projects create opportunities for our students to work alongside industry professionals and with those who are seeking to improve their own level of expertise working in film and television production.
Gary has worked for over forty years as a Producer, Director, Photographer, and Editor, producing award winning documentaries and feature films. He has also done freelance work for the major television networks including ABC, NBC and CBS as well as for the BBC, ESPN, BBC, HBO, and Lifetime.
His documentary films have won multiple awards. They tell compelling stories about people, places and events that provide insights into the lives of ordinary people doing amazing things.
Gary began his career in Houston over 40 years ago at the Texas Medical Center, shooting and editing shows like the Dr. Red Duke Health minute, a nationwide syndicated program. He also worked at the ABC affiliate station in Houston and the NBC news network. He then moved to Washington, D.C., where he owned and managed the second largest independent television and radio news bureau, serving over 150 stations worldwide. In 1989, Gary returned to his home in Texas where he founded Quanah Productions, a full-service video production company where he continued producing programing, experimenting with new formats in the early days of online television. Today, Gary continues to operate Quanah Productions and he also manages KBQT, Channel 21 in Houston, branded Preview 21, reaching over two million people in the Greater Houston area.
The Only Guarantee - Documentary; Producer / Director
When Seconds Count - Feature Director / Editor
In Between Dances - Documentary Producer / Director / DP / Editor
Dead End Diner - Feature Producer / Director / Editor
Slice of Life - Feature DP / Editor
Spirit of 66 - Documentary Director / DP / Editor
Carousels - Documentary Director / DP / Editor
Shattered Lives – Director – Co-Producer (in pre-production)
Invaded – Associate Producer
Border Cross – Director of Photography / Editor
A Little Christmas Business - Director of Photography / Editor / Associate Producer
Return of Vengeance - Director of Photography / Editor / Associate Producer
Back Stabber - Director of Photography / Editor / Associate Producer
Texas Triangle - Director of Photography / Editor / Associate Producer
Burned Soul - Director of Photography / Editor / Associate Producer
The Meadows - Director of Photography / Editor
Bruce May has been working in media and television for over 25 years. His first introduction to the industry was through Quanah Productions, where he worked closely with Gary Parker for several years. He then moved on, working nationally in the online television industry, providing pioneering technology solutions to major industry players. In 2010, Bruce returned to his roots, when he began producing and hosting shows in online radio and television, working with his old friend and colleague, Gary Parker at Quanah Productions. He produces and hosts his own television show, Growth Solutions, where he interviews business experts in best practices and emerging technologies. He also produces Sustainable Resilience with David Dodd, a show dedicated to creating more resilient economies worldwide. He has written multiple projects and books over the years, including the screenplay for Shattered Lives, the movie, and in pre-production now by Indie Films Foundation.
Business Insights - 2012 to 2015. Host and producer of this business show.
Growth Solutions - 2018 to 2020. Host and producer of this business show,
Sustainable Resilience, with David Dodd - 2018 to 2020. Producer of this show on Sustainable Resilience.
The Production House - 2020 to 2021. Co-host and co-producer of this show featuring commentary of the best films in film history.
Dreaming of Tokyo, Film Script. Written by Bruce May based on a story by Gary Parker.
Shattered Lives, Film Script. Written by Bruce May, based on a story by Gary Parker and Bruce May.
Shattered Lives, the movie. Producer
The White Suit, Film Script. Screenwriter
The White Suit, the movie. Producer
The Eighth Criteria: Market Focus - Bruce May (2017)
The Content Marketing Revolution - Bruce May (2018)
Peak Customers - Bruce May (2019)
Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurs - Bruce May (2019)
Selling in the Digital Age - Bruce May (2019)
How to Make a Short Film - Gary Parker and Bruce May (2022)
Transcendence, Spirit in the Age of Science, H. Bruce May (2011)
The Self Delusion, H. Bruce May (2013)
Searching for the LIght, The Quest for Truth, H. Bruce May (2016)
Transcendence and Liberation, H. Bruce May (2016)
The Mystic Christ, H. Bruce May (2019)
Imagine, The Divine Nature of the Universe, H. Bruce May (2022)
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