Join us tonight for the second night of the IMC Film Fest with host Aaron Ammons who will lead a discussion on the issues facing those with felony convictions following a screening about the work of the prison activist group All of Us or None.<br>
<br>Following will be a short film about early Chicago anarchist Ben Reitman, and film footage from Chicago IMC.<br><br>All events are free and begin at 7pm! <br><br>BD<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>===FRIDAY NIGHT===<span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>7 pm <i>Enough is Enough: Locked Up…. Locked Out</i> </b>by All of Us or None<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Join us for the screening of these two documentaries made by
the group All of Us or None. We will learn how felony convictions continue to
shackle those who have individuals even after they have paid their debt to
society. A discussion will be held afterwards with Aaron Ammons. We recommend
that those who have felony convictions attend.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><br></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>8:30 pm <i>The More Things Stay The Same</i> </b>by Marc Moscato<b><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The More Things Stay The Same examines the life and world of
Dr. Ben Reitman (1879-1942), known in his day as “the Clap Doctor”, “King of
the Hoboes” and “the most vulgar man in America”. It forms an endearing
portrait of Reitman’s colorful life, and investigates the cultural and social
context of his times.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Chicago Independent
Television<span></span>, Chicago IMC<span> <br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span> <br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>===SATURDAY<span> </span>AFTERNOON===</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>2 - 3 pm <span> </span>Beginner’s Filmmaking Panel
and Workshop </u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">From 2 – 3
pm there will be a free beginners filmmaking workshop and panel discussion. Filmmakers
of all ages and levels of experience are invited to attend this free program,
ask questions to professional local filmmakers, and get some hands on
experience working with basic camera setups.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>3 - 5 pm<span> </span><span> </span>Comedy
and Drama<span> </span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Dark Maze Studios Set of Shorts</i> </b>by Ed Glaser<b> <span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Auditioning for Anxiety</i> </b>by Paul Holze<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Documentary short featuring actor Ari Davis as he strives to
find peace and balance amidst the demands of the entertainment industry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The Letter </i></b>by Edward Heffernan<b><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Letter will not only engage you in a thrilling suspense
tale, but also carry you to an ending you would have never expected. It is a
story about a man driven mad by his loneliness.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>We are Dinosaurs </i></b>by Dylan Damian and Kyle Loughrin<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">High School is tough. Especially when your only friend is an
imaginary dinosaur.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The Drive</i> </b>by Holden Jones<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Ballad of Dirty Don</i> </b>by Andrew Nygard<span> </span><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dirty Don accepted eternal life so he could kill the
sheriff. But then the Devil mentioned a rock</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>===SATURDAY EVENING</b>===<span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>6 - 7 pm<span> </span>This is My Journey<span> </span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>This is my Journey </i>by Kate Brickman<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"This is My Journey" explores the emotional
aspects of transitioning for three transgender people living in Central
Illinois. Dana, Shayla, and Cris open up their lives to show how their everyday
struggles as so strikingly similar, yet so different, from those of the
everyday person.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>8 - 9 pm<span> </span>Arts Programming<span> </span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Poor White Trash Girl</i> </b>by Kelly Spivey<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Walk</i> </b>by Meg Knowles<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>“Polar Bear God“ and “Monkey”</i> </b>by Deke Weaver<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Illinois Assistant Professor in New Media,
Deke Weaver, presents two videos from his Unreliable Bestiary project focusing
on animals, our relationships with them, and the worlds they inhabit.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>===SATURDAY NIGHT===</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>9 pm – Midnight<span> </span>Comedy, Science Fiction, and Horror</u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Break</i></b><span> </span>by A. Lawrence
Dreyfuss<b><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Tinker</i> </b>by Dylan Damian and Kyle Loughrin<b><span> </span></b><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Falling Up</i> </b>by Ryan Marzolph<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A popular technology that records a person's every thought
and feeling threatens to replace people's need to remember their own lives. As
the son of its creator, Adam Robinson rejects this way of life and fights to
uphold what he believes makes us human. But, in the wake of a traumatic
accident, he begins to question beliefs which could change himself and all of
mankind forever.<span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Signs of Communism</i> </b>by Andrew Nygard<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Broken</i> </b>by Andrew Gleason<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>LORD</i><span> </span></b>by A. Lawrence
Dreyfuss<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Kaboom</i> </b>by Andrew Gleason<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Once Upon a Time in 1972</i> </b>by Chris Lukeman<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The short film “Once Upon a Time in 1972” is a
transistorpunk-science fiction-action-adventure-period piece. It follows the
scientist hero, Spring Heeled Jack, through one crazy night in the early
seventies.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Once Upon a Time in 1973</i> </b>by Chris Lukeman<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Bedtime for Timmy</i><span> </span> </b>by Thomas
Nicol<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>The Window Into Time</i> </b>by Thomas Nicol<b><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In a story inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, Dr. Lawrence
Schenker, Man of Science, is contacted by an old classmate with an intriguing
problem, setting him on a mission to recreate a substance described in an
ancient manuscript... with no thought to the possible consequences.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Pencil</i><span> </span> </b>by Edward
Heffernan<b><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Farm</i> </b>by Andrew Gleason<b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie and his little brother Simon live a secluded life,
feeding off of the land and surviving on their own. The monotony of their lives
remains unchanged: day after day . . . month after month . . . yet, something
keeps them from growing comfortable, from feeling safe. And all too soon, the
nightmare brewing beneath the surface of their quiet farm life will erupt. For
how can one survive the end of the world and expect their future to be bright?
How can one expect there to be a future at all?</p>
</div><br></div>-- <br>Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.<br>303 W. Locust St.<br>Urbana, IL 61801<br><a href="mailto:briandolinar@gmail.com">briandolinar@gmail.com</a><br>