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Category: Reel Indie

Cinepocalypse announces 2018 award winners
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Cinepocalypse announces 2018 award winners

From Music Box Theatre Jun 29, 2018
A record-shattering sophomore year of the Chicago genre festival comes to a close with big audiences, big stars, and big winners   (Chicago, Illinois — 29 J...
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“All the Queen’s Horses” coming to Netflix on July 10
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“All the Queen’s Horses” coming to Netflix on July 10

From Kartemquin Jun 27, 2018
  Award-winning documentary explores how Rita Crundwell stole millions from Dixon, Illinois   (Chicago — 27 June 2018) Kartemquin Films and Helios Digit...
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“Division” collapses the distance of urban romance
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“Division” collapses the distance of urban romance

From George Ellzey Jun 25, 2018
A memorable story and a unique cast and crew prove that "Diversity is Normalcy" in a family-friendly, pro-parent, pro-artist project   Division, a short film...
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Moxie and resilience on display at Cannes Lions
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Moxie and resilience on display at Cannes Lions

By Joey Filer Jun 22, 2018
A screening of select shorts from the Athena Film Festival demonstrate the dynamic grace and power of today's female filmmakers   Four short films directed by wo...
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Actor Puja Mohindra on web series and creating work
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Actor Puja Mohindra on web series and creating work

By Joey Filer Jun 20, 2018
“No matter what people’s age, ethnicity, sexuality, race is ... create your own work so that you can have the opportunity to do things that you love.”  ...
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Cinepocalypse fest from June 21 – 28 at Music Box
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Cinepocalypse fest from June 21 – 28 at Music Box

By Joey Filer Jun 20, 2018
A cornucopia of classic genre screenings, premieres, and events to take place at Chicago's iconic Music Box Theatre. From June 21st through June 28th, a cornucopia of gen...
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The unforgettable drama of “Raising Adults”
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The unforgettable drama of “Raising Adults”

By Daniel Patton Jun 19, 2018
The "in your face" and "embarrassingly autobiographical" indie web series packs more drama than most, but that's life   Chicago-based writer / producer Britt...
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“In The Meantime” to showcase Chicago indie film voices
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“In The Meantime” to showcase Chicago indie film voices

From Luna Mojo Jun 19, 2018
Emerging Chicago artists take matters into their own hands by curating their own shows and producing their own content   (Chicago — 18 June 2018) Indie Pro...
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‘Empathy, Inc.’ to premiere at Music Box Cinepocalypse
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‘Empathy, Inc.’ to premiere at Music Box Cinepocalypse

By Joey Filer Jun 19, 2018
The "highly entertaining" film investigates the "potential dark side" of a widely-accepted virtue   Empathy, Inc. — a sci-fi thriller about a tech company th...
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Chicago filmmakers prepare for 48 Hour Film Project
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Chicago filmmakers prepare for 48 Hour Film Project

By Julia Sarata Jun 15, 2018
Winners of the international contest will receive $1,000 and a chance to have their work screened at Cannes   Dr. Phranque Wright is sitting across a table at a...
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Versa Media’s “Cerebral” to premiere at SeriesFest
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Versa Media’s “Cerebral” to premiere at SeriesFest

From Dittoe Public Relations Jun 6, 2018
The supernatural anthology series is one of 13 pilots accepted to premiere at the festival known as the “Sundance for TV” (Chicago — 6 June 2018) Versa Medi...
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Programming films from the underground
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Programming films from the underground

By Daniel Patton Jun 6, 2018
The power of Bryan Wendorf’s taste has grown to a metropolitan scale since he co-founded the Chicago Underground Film Festival 25 years ago.   Following ...
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Former FCB’rs celebrate songwriters with new doc
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Former FCB’rs celebrate songwriters with new doc

By Colin Costello May 30, 2018
Former FCB Chicago creatives John Godsey and Anthony "Chusy" Jardine's new documentary, It All Begins With A Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter, had a special public sc...
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“A Chance in the World” is more than a success story
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“A Chance in the World” is more than a success story

By Joey Filer May 25, 2018
Based on the true story of a heartbreaking childhood, “A Chance in the World” advocates for a group of Americans who are often ignored   Mark Vadik’s ...
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Reese Witherspoon helps build female film careers
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Reese Witherspoon helps build female film careers

By Colin Costello May 22, 2018
The Oscar-winning actress has teamed up with Fresh Films and AT&T to create a summer filmmaking lab for teen females   Though women make up 50% of moviegoers...
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Middle Coast Film Fest makes Davis debut September
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Middle Coast Film Fest makes Davis debut September

May 21, 2018
Five-year-old celebration relocates from Bloomington to the Windy City, where it will light up one of the North Side's most popular cinemas   (Chicago — 21...
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Chicago indie “Hunting God” wraps production
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Chicago indie “Hunting God” wraps production

From JJack Pod May 17, 2018
Feature-length thriller, "Hunting God," recently wrapped production in Savanna, Il, located just two and a half hours west of Chicago     (Chicago — ...
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Yajaira Marie and Patrick Richter take the PY road
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Yajaira Marie and Patrick Richter take the PY road

By Daniel Patton May 17, 2018
With projects ranging from Chicago to France, Yajaira Marie and Patrick Richter's PY Films has earned the founders' lasting dedication   Two weeks ago, Yaja...
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Cow Lamp Films acquires “The View From Tall”
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Cow Lamp Films acquires “The View From Tall”

From Cow Lamp Films May 17, 2018
The Chicago-based national indie distributor signs Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss's intimate coming-of-age comedy-drama   (Chicago — 16 My 2018) Cow Lamp F...
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Chicago’s Eliaz Rodriguez to screen at Cannes, again
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Chicago’s Eliaz Rodriguez to screen at Cannes, again

By Joey Filer May 15, 2018
Chicago filmmaker Eliaz Rodriguez will light up the Cannes Film Festival for the second year in a row when his 2018 short, "Silica" premieres at the Court Métrage ...
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