
Filmmaking on the South Side
About the Event:
Filmmaking is flourishing in Chicago, including across neighborhoods on the South Side. Join CHF and our local partners from Sisters in Cinema, South Side Home Movie Project, and the Chicago South Side Film Festival for a conversation about the development of community-based film resources and infrastructure on the South Side. Panelists will also discuss how Chicago’s film scene is evolving to particularly support local women and nonbinary Black and brown artists. This event will feature a screening of short works, including an episode of Spinning Home Movies by Rae Chardonnay, Save Our School, and Change the Name.
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Michelle Kennedy
Michelle Kennedy is the Founder + Co-Producer + Executive Director of the Chicago South Side Film Festival, a not-for-profit 501c3...

Yvonne Welbon
Yvonne Welbon is an award-winning filmmaker and founder and CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit Sisters in Cinema, inspired by her...

Justin D. Williams
Project Manager and Archivist Justin D. Williams is a steward of culture and memory and a facilitator of multimedia projects that ...

Margaret Caples
Margaret Caples is the Executive Director of the Community Film Workshop of Chicago. Caples, who started her career as a community...
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