Central Indiana native to premiere latest film at Sundance Film Festival [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — Ciarra Krohne is no stranger to the stage.

“I grew up doing acting at Indiana Repertory Theater, and I did theater all around Indiana,” Krohne said.

But for the motion picture industry, that’s another story.

“It’s a whole new world in terms of the business angle of things,” Krohne said. “Going to LA for film and theater specifically was really daunting because I’m really into the art aspect, but the business aspect, I was not familiar with. I had to learn quickly and figure it out.”

It’s a learning curve that would eventually reach the silver screen in Krohne’s latest project, “Chasers.” The film, directed and co-written by Erin Brown Thomas, explores the fine line between determination and exploitation among young creatives in Hollywood. Krohne is also the lead actor in the film.

“We wanted to take a lot of our personal experiences about working in the industry, what it’s like being in LA, [and] coming …