Podtalk: Katelyn Zenie of the Femme Filmmaker Showcase in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2017

Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 8, 2017 - 3:57pm

CHICAGO – The film community is flourishing in Chicago, and this weekend boasts of another cinema event. The Femme Filmmaker Showcase will screen three blocks of short films, all either created by women filmmakers or with women centric themes, on Saturday, September 9th, 2017. This will also be an evening of networking, and tours will be provided at one of the latest studio spaces in Chicago, 2112/Fort Knox Studios.

Saturday, September 9th, 2017, beginning at 4pm.
Photo credit: Femme Filmmaker Showcase

The “A Block” of films will begin at 4:45pm, and includes the award-winning “Faster!,” which was shot in Chicago. The “B Block” will start at 6:15pm, and will include “super shorts” and trailers for longer features. The 6:45pm “C Block” includes “Rockabye,” another shot-in-the-Chicago-area film. The Femme Filmmaker Showcase is co-hosted by Women of the Now, Flow Motion Media and Failure Films Productions.

In the following podcast interview, Event Producer Katelyn Zenie talks about the philosophy of the Femme Filmmaker Showcase and how organizations like Woman of the Now create opportunities for women in Chicago film.

The Femme Filmmakers Showcase will take place Saturday, September 9th, 2017 (4pm), at 2112/Fort Knox Studio, 4245 North Knox Avenue in Chicago. Admission is free. For details, click here.