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.
Film News: DePaul University’s Big Shoulders International Student Film Fest on Feb. 16 & 17, 2018
CHICAGO – As the DePaul University film school grows and evolves, it continues to have innovative ideas to promote the art of cinema. For the first time, the College of Computing and Digital Media (which encompasses the film school) is presenting the Big Shoulders International Student Film Festival. The screening events, which are free and open to the public, will take place on February 16th and 17th, 2018. For more information about the specifics of the Fest, including how to reserve a seat for the screenings, click here.
February 16th and 17th, 2018, at the DePaul DRM Theater
Photo credit: DePaul University
Big Shoulders International Student Film Festival is dedicated to presenting the work of innovative student filmmakers from around the world. The Festival’s mission is to promote diversity and inclusion by showcasing the work of emerging young voices and unique ways of storytelling. DePaul University students actively participate in organizing the festival, selecting the films, and hosting the event. There are 15 short film finalists, from five continents and 15 countries. The DePaul facilitator for the Festival is Assistant Professor Anuradha Rana. Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com was on the Festival jury.
By PATRICK McDONALD |