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Coloring the world with The Colonie’s Jennifer Gaida

By Megan Penn Jul 30, 2021

In an industry dominated by men behind the camera, female colorist and editor Jennifer Gaida is a rarity. Gaida is currently a colorist at Chicago-based, The Colonie, a full...

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Chicago director, Christian Taylor screening at GI Fest

By Megan Penn May 7, 2021

The directorial debut of Chicago native Christian Taylor with The Girl Who Wore Freedom is an education on empathy. This documentary being shown at the GI Film Festival San Die...

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Second City Teacher, Marine Vet screens film in GI Fest

By Megan Penn Apr 30, 2021

Chicago filmmaker and Marine Corps veteran Jonah Saeson is featured in this years GI Film Festival. This veteran turned actor and filmmaker is the director of the GI Festival c...

Chicago actress “mixes” it up on hit ABC sitcom

By Megan Penn Apr 9, 2021

Deb Snyder’s creative path of acting has been a nomadic, long, and winding road of self-discovery beginning from her early days in Chicago and leading all the way to Los Ange...

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