Chicago – Chicago has a wealth of film festivals this spring, and one of the coolest ones will take place on Saturday, April 14th, 2018, at the historic Davis Theater. The 13th Sound of Silent Film Festival combines cutting edge filmmakers – like Brian Zahm of “Tea Party” – and pairs their short works with Chicago-area musicians in all styles, who will provide live in-theater accompaniment. There are two shows, 7pm and 9:30pm, and to purchase tickets to one or both click here.
13th Sound of Silent Film Festival, April 14th, 2018
Photo credit: Access Contemporary Music
Founded in 2005 by Festival Director Seth Boustead – and presented by Access Contemporary Music (Acm) – the Sound of Silent Film Festival has become a yearly Chicago happening, bringing together the best of short film and music craftsmanship. Similar to the early days of film, where theater organs and orchestras accompanied the silent movies, this festival marries live music...
13th Sound of Silent Film Festival, April 14th, 2018
Photo credit: Access Contemporary Music
Founded in 2005 by Festival Director Seth Boustead – and presented by Access Contemporary Music (Acm) – the Sound of Silent Film Festival has become a yearly Chicago happening, bringing together the best of short film and music craftsmanship. Similar to the early days of film, where theater organs and orchestras accompanied the silent movies, this festival marries live music...
- 4/13/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – When the filmmaker faces his biggest screen, what will his art mean? Director Brian Zahm is about to find out, as he screens his short film “Marquee” on the state-of-the-art 40 foot Led screen at Chicago’s Millennium Park Summer Film Series on September 5th, 2017 (6:30pm). The short will be an appetizer for the main event, the screening of “Wayne’s World” as the feature presentation. The program will be the final films in the popular series at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.
Hsin-Ning Chang in Director Brian Zahm’s ‘Marquee’
Photo credit: Millennium Park Summer Film Series
Brian Zahm is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited worldwide at film festivals, clubs, art galleries and TV. Having spent much of his career working in the commercial film and media industry, he has over the past decade transitioned to narrative and documentary filmmaking, with such works as “Audition For Death,...
Hsin-Ning Chang in Director Brian Zahm’s ‘Marquee’
Photo credit: Millennium Park Summer Film Series
Brian Zahm is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited worldwide at film festivals, clubs, art galleries and TV. Having spent much of his career working in the commercial film and media industry, he has over the past decade transitioned to narrative and documentary filmmaking, with such works as “Audition For Death,...
- 9/5/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – One of the great nights at the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival is the short film presentation celebrating the best of area filmmakers, the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois. Included in the program were three notable filmmakers, Anne Beal (“Positioning”), Filip Kojic (“Huh”) and Brian Zahm (“The Nude”).
Every year, HollywoodChicago.com seeks out these filmmakers, to talk about the challenges of using cinema as a expressive platform, in addition to finding their style and artistic energy through the process of creating their films.
Anne Beal, Director of “Positioning”
‘Positioning,’ Directed by Anne Beal
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
Anne Beal is a local artist and academic who spent a year filling a book called “Know How” – that she randomly found – with self portraits. After that project was done, she decided to create an animated film using the artwork.
HollywoodChicago.com: Your film is very timely,...
Every year, HollywoodChicago.com seeks out these filmmakers, to talk about the challenges of using cinema as a expressive platform, in addition to finding their style and artistic energy through the process of creating their films.
Anne Beal, Director of “Positioning”
‘Positioning,’ Directed by Anne Beal
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
Anne Beal is a local artist and academic who spent a year filling a book called “Know How” – that she randomly found – with self portraits. After that project was done, she decided to create an animated film using the artwork.
HollywoodChicago.com: Your film is very timely,...
- 11/1/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – It’s Week Two of the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival, and with Closing Night coming next Thursday, what film gems still are yet to see? The film reviewers of HollywoodChicago.com has been previewing several second week screenings, and offers the following capsule summaries.
HollywoodChicago.com reviewers are Jon Espino (Je) and Patrick McDonald (Pm). For a Pdf connection to the complete schedule, click here.
“Kaleidoscope” (United Kingdom)
’Kaleidoscope,’ Directed by Rupert Jones
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
This tense, Hitchcockian thriller would score praise from the Master of Suspense himself. Taking the mother/son relationship to a new and ever weirder level, the unwanted appearance of Carl’s (Toby Jones) mum interrupts a potential date, and throws him into a tailspin of psychological dread. The cutting and the camera work, including a sequence following a rolled up newspaper, makes this major film debut of director Rupert Jones...
HollywoodChicago.com reviewers are Jon Espino (Je) and Patrick McDonald (Pm). For a Pdf connection to the complete schedule, click here.
“Kaleidoscope” (United Kingdom)
’Kaleidoscope,’ Directed by Rupert Jones
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
This tense, Hitchcockian thriller would score praise from the Master of Suspense himself. Taking the mother/son relationship to a new and ever weirder level, the unwanted appearance of Carl’s (Toby Jones) mum interrupts a potential date, and throws him into a tailspin of psychological dread. The cutting and the camera work, including a sequence following a rolled up newspaper, makes this major film debut of director Rupert Jones...
- 10/21/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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