Chicago Filmmakers

CORRESPONDENCE CARTOGRAPHIES: Films by Jean Jacques Martinod & Matthew Wolkow DIRECT TICKET LINK: https://lnkd.in/gHZ-DzN8 Acclaimed underground filmmakers and multi-disciplinary artists Jean-Jacques Martinod and Matthew Wolkow visit Chicago Filmmakers to screen a program of internationally exhibited experimental short films. Works in this program were previously screened at some of the most prestigious film festivals in the world including IFFR: The Rotterdam International Film Festival, Cámara Lúcida, La Lumiere MTL, and Mar del Plata. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: On one end, a fig tree magically grows deep in Montreal's wintery asphalt as it reaches, on the other end, the thorny roots of a poisonous datura flower in the high Chihuahuan deserts, casting its spell on a fallen meteorite. In between these spectral worlds, tied by plants, nourishing one another, comes a liminal space in which muscovy ducks, peacocks, pigeons, and owls (real and fake) encounter, acquaint, and thus conjure a future within a language, translating into haptic vision, musicalities, ultimately a hauntological mythopoetic. #experimental #experimentalfilm #documentary #16mm #16mmfilm #analog #chicagoevents #chicagoscreenings #independentfilm #indiescreenings #screening #ChicagoScreening #Chicago #chicagofilmmakers #onioncity #avantgarde #ecuador #ecuadorianfilm #montreal #undergroundfilm #IFFR #guayaquil #psychogeography #artscene #chicagofilmscene #filmscene #ChicagoArts #VisitingArtists #ArtEvents DIRECT LINK: https://lnkd.in/gHZ-DzN8

CORRESPONDENCE CARTOGRAPHIES: Films by Jean Jacques Martinod & Matthew Wolkow DIRECT TICKET LINK: https://lnkd.in/gHZ-DzN8 Acclaimed underground filmmakers and multi-disciplinary artists Jean-Jacques Martinod and Matthew Wolkow visit Chicago Filmmakers to screen a program of internationally exhibited experimental short films. Works in this program were previously screened at some of the most prestigious film festivals in the world including IFFR: The Rotterdam International Film Festival, Cámara Lúcida, La Lumiere MTL, and Mar del Plata. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: On one end, a fig tree magically grows deep in Montreal's wintery asphalt as it reaches, on the other end, the thorny roots of a poisonous datura flower in the high Chihuahuan deserts, casting its spell on a fallen meteorite. In between these spectral worlds, tied by plants, nourishing one another, comes a liminal space in which muscovy ducks, peacocks, pigeons, and owls (real and fake) encounter, acquaint, and thus conjure a future within a language, translating into haptic vision, musicalities, ultimately a hauntological mythopoetic. #experimental #experimentalfilm #documentary #16mm #16mmfilm #analog #chicagoevents #chicagoscreenings #independentfilm #indiescreenings #screening #ChicagoScreening #Chicago #chicagofilmmakers #onioncity #avantgarde #ecuador #ecuadorianfilm #montreal #undergroundfilm #IFFR #guayaquil #psychogeography #artscene #chicagofilmscene #filmscene #ChicagoArts #VisitingArtists #ArtEvents DIRECT LINK: https://lnkd.in/gHZ-DzN8

SPOKEN WORD CAFÉ | Curated by DAVID HAUPTSCHEIN | IN PERSON (4/19 & 4/20) | 50 YEARS OF CHICAGO FILMMAKERS DIRECT LINK: https://lnkd.in/gCKzdwiE Or see our LinkTree Special Event featuring Spoken Word Performance at the Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse In honor of the 50th anniversary of Chicago Filmmakers, acclaimed writer and artist, David Hauptschein, is reviving his legendary "Spoken Word Café," a series he ran at Chicago Filmmakers in the 80s-90s. In keeping with the show’s original mission, this event will feature an eclectic mélange of performers in a veritable circus of the spoken word. These world-class performers include artist/storyteller extraordinaire Tom Torluemke; actor, writer, and "mind guerilla" Lisa Roth; New York-based poet/novelist Carl Watson, who will declaim to the beat of acclaimed percussionist Michael Zerang; and the inimitable actor/writer Charles Pike, who will be performing David Hauptschein’s monologue, "The Magnetic Eye." #spokenword #poetry #performance #monologues #theater #LiveTheater #ChicagoTheater #chicagowriters #Chicagoactors #chicagostage #stage #liveperformance #chicagolive #liveevents #liveartevents #artevents #chicagoevents #chicagofilmmakers #chicagoartists #BlackBoxTheater #DavidHauptschein #spokenwordcafe

LINE PRODUCING | IN PERSON (4/11 - 5/30) $480.00 The work of line producing is essential to budgeting and scheduling your movie, whether you're working on an independent feature or an industry production. The foundational knowledge you'll receive will allow you to successfully plan your own productions and clearly articulate plans to potential collaborators or investors. Learn the nitty gritty of the business side, with discussions focusing on the things you need to know to get your movie shot, from personnel to expenses and more. Learn from guest speakers, fellow filmmakers who will discuss the unique challenges they've faced and the ingenious solutions they've implemented for producing independently. https://lnkd.in/guahbqrs At CHICAGO FILMMAKERS #classes #digitalvideo #digitalfilmmaking #diyfilm #indiefilm #filmclasses #artclasses #filmmaking #filmmakingclass #filmmaker #filmmakers

CINEMATOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING | IN PERSON (4/10 - 5/15) $375 https://lnkd.in/gPekZ_QN Cinematography is known as the art of motion-picture photography. Cinematographers use controllable elements such as movement, visual composition and the nature of lighting to create the visual tone of a scene. This course will give students an introduction into lighting for film and television. They will first learn standard three point setups and then, using Blackmagic Pocket Cinema cameras, explore more creative lighting and framing based on story motivation.  Students will also be introduced to using a dolly and best practices for green screens. A director of photography (DP) guest speaker may also be in attendance for one class. At CHICAGO FILMMAKERS #classes #digitalvideo #digitalfilmmaking #diyfilm #indiefilm #filmclasses #artclasses #filmmaking #filmmakingclass #filmmaker #filmmakers

LINE PRODUCING | IN PERSON (4/11 - 5/30) $480.00 The work of line producing is essential to budgeting and scheduling your movie, whether you're working on an independent feature or an industry production. The foundational knowledge you'll receive will allow you to successfully plan your own productions and clearly articulate plans to potential collaborators or investors. Learn the nitty gritty of the business side, with discussions focusing on the things you need to know to get your movie shot, from personnel to expenses and more. Learn from guest speakers, fellow filmmakers who will discuss the unique challenges they've faced and the ingenious solutions they've implemented for producing independently. https://lnkd.in/guahbqrs At CHICAGO FILMMAKERS #classes #digitalvideo #digitalfilmmaking #diyfilm #indiefilm #filmclasses #artclasses #filmmaking #filmmakingclass #filmmaker #filmmakers

SPOKEN WORD CAFÉ | Curated by DAVID HAUPTSCHEIN | IN PERSON (4/19 & 4/20) | 50 YEARS OF CHICAGO FILMMAKERS DIRECT LINK: https://lnkd.in/gCKzdwiE Or see our LinkTree Special Event featuring Spoken Word Performance at the Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse In honor of the 50th anniversary of Chicago Filmmakers, acclaimed writer and artist, David Hauptschein, is reviving his legendary "Spoken Word Café," a series he ran at Chicago Filmmakers in the 80s-90s. In keeping with the show’s original mission, this event will feature an eclectic mélange of performers in a veritable circus of the spoken word. These world-class performers include artist/storyteller extraordinaire Tom Torluemke; actor, writer, and "mind guerilla" Lisa Roth; New York-based poet/novelist Carl Watson, who will declaim to the beat of acclaimed percussionist Michael Zerang; and the inimitable actor/writer Charles Pike, who will be performing David Hauptschein’s monologue, "The Magnetic Eye." #spokenword #poetry #performance #monologues #theater #LiveTheater #ChicagoTheater #chicagowriters #Chicagoactors #chicagostage #stage #liveperformance #chicagolive #liveevents #liveartevents #artevents #chicagoevents #chicagofilmmakers #chicagoartists #BlackBoxTheater #DavidHauptschein #spokenwordcafe

COMMODITY TRADING: DIES IRAE by M. Woods | 3/15 @ 7PM CST For tickets, visit: https://lnkd.in/gN6ghMnb M. Woods’ COMMODITY TRADING: DIES IRAE is a surrealist nightmare wrapped in a documentary chronicling the void in time between 2015 and 2020. The movie weaves a narrative through a labyrinthine hyperreality, using 16mm film, mixed media digital experimentation, and archival footage to depict Los Ángeles as a hallucinatory zone of pure nothingness. M. Woods @numbspiral will appear in-person for a post-screening conversation. *COMMODITY TRADING (USA, 2022) DIRECTOR: M. Woods WRITERS: M. Woods with Josh Gray PRODUCERS: M. Woods, Cory Mack, Josh Gray STARRING: M. Woods, Josh Gray, Lauren Paige, and Annmarie Woods Total Run Time: 80 mins *CHICAGO PREMIERE NUMB SPIRAL 4 (COMMODITY TRADING: DIES IRAE) A bad trip that replicates the dissolution of the self/government/family/body within the solvent of a white supremacist hyperreal suspension. M. Woods attempts to enter the Numb Spiral through the Great Incision of Oxoniae, lulled into the digital sickness to be with his doppelganger. After entering a portal in a webcam site, he becomes Abraxas, recklessly seeking completion through The Numb Spiral. Meanwhile, Joshua enters the Numb Spiral through 9DVR, a game platform installed at Culver City’s Westfield Shopping Center. #experimentalfilm #experimental #filmfestivals #filmfestival #avantgarde #undergroundfilm #HorrorMovie #indiefilm #documentary #mwoods #numbspiral #disassociativeproductions #stuckinthe90s #thedigitalsickness #experimentalfilmmaker #videoart #installationart #artfilm #arthouse #underground #DIYCinema #diyfilm

FOUNDATIONS OF SCREENWRITING | VIRTUAL (4/9 - 5/29) $395.00 All great films start with a blank page. Through screenings, readings, discussion, and critiques you will learn the principles of formatting, character development, dialog, structure, narrative progression, and even what to do with your finished screenplay! https://lnkd.in/gBsvnjfP At CHICAGO FILMMAKERS #classes #digitalvideo #digitalfilmmaking #diyfilm #indiefilm #filmclasses #artclasses #filmmaking #filmmakingclass #filmmaker #filmmakers

DIGITAL FILMMAKING | IN PERSON (4/8 - 6/17) $625.00 Cameras and gear. Lighting and sound. Storytelling and editing. Learn the foundations of digital filmmaking while working hands-on with a group of other filmmakers and creatives. https://lnkd.in/g-w49-Wz At CHICAGO FILMMAKERS #classes #digitalvideo #digitalfilmmaking #diyfilm #indiefilm #filmclasses #artclasses #filmmaking #filmmakingclass #filmmaker #filmmakers