The Future of Independent Film in Chicago
About the Event:
When Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey was working on her latest feature, I Used to Go Here, she couldn’t possibly have imagined that the plight of her lead character—a writer (Gillian Jacobs) forced to cancel her book tour—might be a scenario we’d all be facing. Now the impact of COVID-19 has audiences and filmmakers alike trying to figure out what comes next. Join Rey, award-winning Chicago filmmaker Jennifer Reeder (A Million Miles Away), and CHF’s Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy for a conversation about how the movie industry has adapted to the pandemic and what the future looks like for filmmaking in Chicago.
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Kris Rey
Kris Rey is a Chicago filmmaker. Her debut feature, It Was Great, But I Was Ready to Come Home, which she wrote, directed, and sta...
Jennifer Reeder
Jennifer Reeder was recently named by Bong Joon Ho as a filmmaker to watch in the 2020s. Her award-winning films have shown consis...
Alison Cuddy
Alison Cuddy is a Chicago-based writer and editor. She is the former host of the award-winning program Eight Forty-Eight on the NP...
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