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Chicago Rev. Clay Evans doc airs Friday on WTTW
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Chicago Rev. Clay Evans doc airs Friday on WTTW

By Reel Chicago May 15, 2018
(Chicago — 15 May 2018) The Chicago-produced, half-hour documentary It Is No Secret – The Life and Inspiration of Reverend Clay Evans will air on WTTW Ch. 11 this coming Fri...
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Clare Cooney’s “Runner” at Chicago Critics Film Festival
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Clare Cooney’s “Runner” at Chicago Critics Film Festival

From Clare Cooney May 1, 2018
First-time filmmaker Clare Cooney's award-winning short film, Runner, will screen at this year's Chicago Critics Film Festival. It will open the shorts program on Sunday May 6th...
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Chicago Filmmakers’ housewarming celebration
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Chicago Filmmakers’ housewarming celebration

By Daniel Patton Apr 30, 2018
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for Chicago Filmmakers’ new Edgewater home featured dedications, activities, and hors d’oeuvres on Saturday April 28. It was an exciting chapter ...
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“Geek Lounge” leads comedy lineup at May’s MIFF
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“Geek Lounge” leads comedy lineup at May’s MIFF

By Colin Costello Apr 27, 2018
Larry Ziegelman's funny poke at geek culture will be one of several short films and web series screening at the May 1st Midwest Independent Film Festival 2018 Comedy Shorts Nigh...
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Cow Lamp Films shares insight at Chicago Indie Film Fest
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Cow Lamp Films shares insight at Chicago Indie Film Fest

By Daniel Patton Apr 27, 2018
Cow Lamp Films will continue to earn its keep as the Midwest’s only distributor of independent films on Saturday afternoon at the Chicago Independent Film (+TV) Festival (CIFF...
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Milwaukee to Kampala: the int’l Windy City Horrorama
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Milwaukee to Kampala: the int’l Windy City Horrorama

By Joey Filer Apr 26, 2018
The upcoming 2018 Windy City Horrorama is already on the radar of thrill seekers, horror lovers, and DIY-film enthusiasts. However, international-film lovers should pay atte...
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Chicago Underground Film Festival 2018 lineup
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Chicago Underground Film Festival 2018 lineup

By Kristi Kucera Apr 25, 2018
CUFF adds second screening of "Industrial Accident," the opening night film about Wax Trax! Records that sold out hours after going on sale After selling out the initioal ope...
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Siskel Center grants celebrate Black Harvest Film Fest
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Siskel Center grants celebrate Black Harvest Film Fest

From Gene Siskel Film Center Apr 24, 2018
Gene Siskel Film Center introduces first-ever production grants to commission new short work in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Black Harvest Film Festival Short f...
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Goodman, Lawson confront taboos in “The Nest”
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Goodman, Lawson confront taboos in “The Nest”

By Joey Filer Apr 20, 2018
Jennifer A. Goodman (also known as Jennifer Karum) wrote and co-directed with Jessica Hebda Lawson a short film called The Nest. This 20-minute short is intended to be a con...
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“Maya Angelou: and Still I Rise” wins a Peabody
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“Maya Angelou: and Still I Rise” wins a Peabody

By Daniel Patton Apr 20, 2018
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, the documentary co-directed by Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn, won a Peabody Award for PBS' American Masters on April 17. The film about the Am...
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The Kyles sisters’ “Cubicle Creepshow” is scary office fun
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The Kyles sisters’ “Cubicle Creepshow” is scary office fun

By Daniel Patton Apr 12, 2018
Cubicle Creepshow is a web series that makes fun of modern corporate culture with a cast of dolls who occasionally turn into monsters. Set in an office full of self-absorbed, un...
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Chicago Filmmakers pitch for $1MM Tribeca competition
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Chicago Filmmakers pitch for $1MM Tribeca competition

From Full Spectrum Features Apr 9, 2018
The Year Between, a project written by Chicago filmmaker and comedian Alex Heller in development with Full Spectrum Features, will compete in AT&T Presents: Untold Stories, a li...
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Women of The Now’s Anniversary Showcase
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Women of The Now’s Anniversary Showcase

By Daniel Patton Apr 1, 2018
Last weekend's 2018 Women of the Now Anniversary Showcase inspired every emotion that people want from the movies while weaving a thread of feminism into an enjoyable afternoon ...
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Kartemquin’s Oscar-nom’d docs headline MIFF
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Kartemquin’s Oscar-nom’d docs headline MIFF

By Colin Costello Mar 27, 2018
The Midwest Independent Film Festival announced that April's First Tuesday will be a celebration of sorts for Chicago's own Kartemquin Films with a special double feature showca...
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“Hapless,” “Just A Friend,” Pink Hippo in the news
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“Hapless,” “Just A Friend,” Pink Hippo in the news

By Daniel Patton Mar 26, 2018
“Hapless” arrives on the web Hapless, a six-episode web series shot and set in Chicago, is available for streaming on Amazon and Vimeo. Created and directed by Agron ...
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The future of paid family leave in “Zero Weeks”
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The future of paid family leave in “Zero Weeks”

By Daniel Patton Mar 22, 2018
Ky Dickens' latest doc energizes a growing urgent discussion about an impending national crisis Chicago director Ky Dickens earned a lot of trust from the people she ...
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Free Spirit moves the filmmakers of the future
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Free Spirit moves the filmmakers of the future

By Daniel Patton Mar 20, 2018
Industry experts advise future filmmakers that "antagonists are not totally bad" and "people in Hollywood don’t read." Six young filmmakers presented movie concept...
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“Shred America” is worth the trip
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“Shred America” is worth the trip

By Brian Soszynski Mar 16, 2018
Independent filmmaker, and skateboarding enthusiast, Arthur Swidzinski, brings us the most unconventional road trip we’ll ever see in the documentary, Shred America. Taking...
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Chicago-made “Hammersmith” going to Cannes
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Chicago-made “Hammersmith” going to Cannes

By Daniel Patton Mar 14, 2018
The eight-minute short, HAMMERSMITH: Hurdle Of Dreams, will be the first submission from Chicago’s 48 Hour Film Project to screen at the Short Film Corner program of the Canne...
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The Chicago European Union Film Festival
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The Chicago European Union Film Festival

By Pamela Powell Mar 7, 2018
The 21st annual Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF) at the Gene Siskel Film Center raises the curtain for 61 Chicago premieres in its newly renovated theaters, March 9 ...
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