Indie Courtney was born in Sacramento, CA. They started taking photos and filmmaking at the age of 15 and attended California State Summer School for the Arts at CalArts in Valencia. They received the Herb Albert Emerging Young Artist Scholarship at age 15. They also attended California College for the Arts' Pre-College Program where they received the Outstanding Artist Scholarship. Their film Slides of Suburbia was a semi-finalist at Hollywood Screenings Film Festival. Their film Look Alive was a semi-finalist at Forbes' 30 Under 30 Film Festival. They have been screened at the REDCAT theater in Los Angeles. Their film flags was an official selection of SPLICE Film Festival. Their experimental film Mary of Medjugorje was an official selection for the Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media. They have collaborated with EVBVD Music and they studied film and photography at Bennington College in Vermont and are currently getting a BFA from California Institute of the Arts.