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Columnist: Joey Filer

Windy City Fest to premiere Wertheimer’s “Skippers”
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Windy City Fest to premiere Wertheimer’s “Skippers”

By Joey Filer Jul 11, 2018
“Listen to the wind. Listen to the leaves and the water brushing the sand. When a stone speaks to you, you bend down and you pick it up.” Carver from "Skippers"...
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Madalinski’s “Two in the Bush” premieres at LA Outfest
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Madalinski’s “Two in the Bush” premieres at LA Outfest

By Joey Filer Jul 11, 2018
"Just because you haven't read this in a book, or seen it in a movie to tell you it's right, doesn't mean it's wrong. Only you know what's right for you."   Di...
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“Kappa Force” to deliver punch at Logan on July 29
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“Kappa Force” to deliver punch at Logan on July 29

By Joey Filer Jul 6, 2018
The new web-series features five sorority sisters fighting the patriarchy, one frat boy at a time   Kappa Force is a satirical web series about a crime-fighti...
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Leffel of Big Spoon stirs up milk with DFA spot
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Leffel of Big Spoon stirs up milk with DFA spot

By Joey Filer Jun 29, 2018
Leffel and crew filmed the activation on World Milk Day, handed the footage to Cutters for editing, and pushed out the video almost immediately.   Recently,...
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Insiders reveal how to break into TV and radio
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Insiders reveal how to break into TV and radio

By Joey Filer Jun 28, 2018
"The goal is to help (attendees) believe in themselves and give them the tools to get there." Alicia Samaan   Alicia Samaan of 4 Star Casting and Oxygen’s Ba...
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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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‘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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BBDO studies political impact on Hispanic consumers
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BBDO studies political impact on Hispanic consumers

By Joey Filer Jun 4, 2018
Despite an “increase in displays of prejudice," Hispanics are actually spending more than ever.   Chicago marketing and advertising powerhouse Energy BBDO p...
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Loyola Cuban documentary course “baptism by fire”
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Loyola Cuban documentary course “baptism by fire”

By Joey Filer May 31, 2018
  “Take me somewhere I’ve never been. Show me something I’ve never seen.”       Though claiming no authorship of the phrase above, Prof...
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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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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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Witnessing the Metro Gun Share Program at Daley Plaza
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Witnessing the Metro Gun Share Program at Daley Plaza

By Joey Filer May 14, 2018
These days, the Chicago streets are filled with so many options for share programs. On your way to work? Rent a Divvy bike. Need to drive across town? Rent a Zip Car. Are you in...
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Peele and Abrams bring new HBO series to Cinespace
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Peele and Abrams bring new HBO series to Cinespace

By Joey Filer May 8, 2018
Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams are bringing their new HBO series to Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. Titled Lovecraft Country, the series is based on Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel o...
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VSA’s Justin Leyba: this Amazon Echo spec is no joke
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VSA’s Justin Leyba: this Amazon Echo spec is no joke

By Joey Filer May 8, 2018
VSA Partners Content Creator Justin Leyba wrote, directed, and edited an endearing spec for Amazon Echo that creatively demonstrates the value of Alexa’s humor in the context ...
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Rhea + Kaiser: Naperville agency rebels with balance
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Rhea + Kaiser: Naperville agency rebels with balance

By Joey Filer Apr 30, 2018
On Diehl Road in Naperville, IL, Rhea + Kaiser (R+K) and its 55 workers are taking a different approach to the marketing/ad agency with their emphasis on omnicommunications, lon...
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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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Four former CineCares interns voted into Local 476
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Four former CineCares interns voted into Local 476

By Joey Filer Apr 24, 2018
Four former interns of the CineCares Foundation’s first cohort – Quristal Lopez, Joshua Brown, Curtis Gardner, and Cameron Allen – were voted into the IATSE Motion Picture...
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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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Chicago/Mexico’s “En Algun Lugar” reflects the times
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Chicago/Mexico’s “En Algun Lugar” reflects the times

By Joey Filer Apr 13, 2018
The Chicago-based production company – Iconoclast Films – shot En Algun Lugar in Chicago and Mexico. It has already screened at eleven festivals and has taken home major awa...
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