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Film Review: Abuelos
The search for oneself often begins in the past. In the case of Carla Valencia Davila, that search begins with the distinct lives of both her maternal and paternal grandfathers, two men that were the center stone of her family and became the inspiration for her first documentary film Abuelos. Exploring the lives of Remo [...]
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The Interrupters Returns to Gene Siskel Film Center
The Interrupters returns to Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Friday, Dec. 16 for a one week run. The award-winning Kartemquin Films documentary about violence prevention has been the Chicago movie of 2011. Having already set the Gene Siskel Film Center box office record, this will be the [...]
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The Interrupters Returns to Gene Siskel Film Center this Friday
The Interrupters, an award-winning Kartemquin Films documentary about violence prevention in Chicago, returns to the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on Friday for a two week run, October 7-20. Filmmakers and CeaseFire Illinois staff will attend many of the screenings. The Thursday, October 20, 8:15 pm screening [...]
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Documentary Film “The Interrupters” Sheds Light on Chicago Street Violence
“We have a responsibility to bring up our community to be vibrant. Whatever it is that’s going on, cease the fire, call a truce.” Ameena Matthews’ words echo through the silent wake of a youth named Duke, as the camera zooms in on the grieving mother’s tear-filled face. It’s an image all too familiar in [...]
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