Veteran director Jun Reyes has told many stories in his lifetime, and he’s counting on telling many more with his latest venture, media company, Indie.Go.
Built with a partnership with Shooting Gallery Asia, which has an international network that includes offices in Singapore, New Zealand, France, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, and Malaysia, Indie.Go creates unique content for TV, mobile, web, film, and theater.
“See, Indie.Go was formed by a group of people who love what they do,” said Reyes, whose 30-year stint in the industry includes accolades for his work as executive producer for the feature film Crying Ladies, the 1999 docu-drama The Last Journey of Ninoy, and numerous award-winning commercials.
Shunning the usual route of promoting company size and using established artists, Indie.Go works with a lean and mean crew, focusing not only on the quality provided by each member of its roster of emerging talents, but also on motivating them to push the envelope to get that big break.
“When I entered the industry, it was stale and was dominated by only a handful of directors,” said Reyes. “We’re all dedicated to producing the best work that we can produce.”
Apart from creating great content, Indie.Go aims to contribute to social change.
“We started Indie.Go because of our desire to make a difference in society through our work,” said Reyes, who believes that one impacts society not just by telling a story but through active participation. “We are inspired by Richard Branson and Jeff Skoll, whose enterprises in media contribute to social change.”
This dedication to give back is done primarily through HOUSE (Helping Ourselves Through Sustainable Enterprises), a social enterprise aiming to help rebuild the lives of formerly abused teens.
The media company is also environmentally-conscious, choosing to reuse and recycle as much as possible, streamlining processes to achieve a higher cost efficiency, and reducing their carbon footprint by avoiding wasteful habits.
Another objective of Indie.Go is “to build a global network to support quality work from different parts of the world with high production values that constantly redefine the art of storytelling across different forms of media for the benefit of our clients and audiences.”
Reyes is always on the lookout for new ways to tell tales to different audiences. Though he began his career by making documentaries, Reyes now finds himself fascinated by the spirit behind the country’s indie film industry.
“The indie landscape has gained popularity due to an intrinsic desire of man to tell stories,” Reyes said. “With today’s technology, there are more choices, and quicker avenues, to share one’s story.”
