Podtalk: Filmmaker Lua Borges on Midwest Film Fest for ‘Analog Shorts Night,’ Sept. 30, 2024

Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 29, 2024 - 11:02am

CHICAGO – The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) presents “Analog Shorts Night” on September 30th, 2024, and one of the shorts (“Where’s South?”) is co-directed by Lua Borges, who also represents the evening’s co-presenter Cinema Luz, the MFF September “Community Spotlight.” Click ANALOG for tickets and information.

“Analog Shorts Night” is an evening dedicated to films that are non-digital in creation, for example old video formats and good old celluloid film, in powerful short films that tell compelling stories (line up on the poster below). In September’s Community Spotlight conversation, the MFF will highlight Lua Borges and Cinema Luz regarding the organization’s work to expand the availability of resources for analog filmmakers, and how platforming these artists is essential to the community at large.

September 30th, 2024, at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com

The evening begins at 6:30pm with a Networking Reception, followed by the Community Spotlight of Cinema Luz, the short film screenings (with filmmaker Q&As) and an After Party at the Emerald Loop Bar & Grill in Chicago’s Loop. The Midwest Film Festival has been a staple in Chicago’s film community for since 2004. At the beginning of 2020, the festival was reinvented with a a new outlook and name, facilitated by Executive Director Erica Duffy (who recently announced the end of her term). It remains one of the most influential and provocative film festivals in the city.

In Podtalk interview by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, Filmmaker Lua Borges – from London – talks about her film, Analog Shorts Night, Cinema Luz and LondonTown …

The Midwest Film Festival Presents Analog Shorts Night, beginning at 6:30pm on Monday, September 30th, at the Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago. For more information on The Midwest Film Festival, click here.