CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
Podcast Talk: Full Spectrum Features ‘Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 3’ on May 30, 2017
CHICAGO – One the top filmmaker organizations of Chicago is Full Spectrum Features. The non-profit production and exhibition collective has made their “Chicagoland Shorts” series (Vol. 1 & 2) a representation of diverse Windy City creativity, applying their mission statement of supporting minority, female and LGBTQ filmmakers in that mix. “Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 3” will have its World Premiere on May 30th, 2017, at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in downtown Chicago, as announced by the Program Director of Full Spectrum Features, Dane Haiken. The screening begins at 6pm, and is free and open to the public.
’Blokd’ by Martin Mulcahy, Featured at ‘Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 3’ World Premiere
Photo credit: FullSpectrumFeatures.com
Dane Haiken joined Full Spectrum Features in 2015, after working in education, and his goal was to merge his passion for social justice with his love of film. After the premiere, Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 3 will do a roadshow, both in the city and around the country (details by clicking the link below). In the following podcast interview with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, Haiken talks about the evolution of the Chicagoland Shorts series, what to expect at the May 30th premiere, and the expanding film work and project goals of Full Spectrum features.
By PATRICK McDONALD |