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Short Films in Focus: Flail with Director Ben Gauthier
The director of the acclaimed short talks about channeling everyday anxiety.
Collin Souter has been reviewing films in Chicago for 14 years, most notably on WGN Radio where he has been a part of the movie review segment every week on The Nick Digilio Show. Additionally, he contributes to The Bad Mutha Film Show every month on WHPK. He has also written for eFilmcritic.com and Magill's Cinema Annual. Collin also serves as the Short Film Programmer and Programming Adviser for the Chicago Critics Film Festival. You can follow Collin's work as a filmmaker at Multihead Productions.
The director of the acclaimed short talks about channeling everyday anxiety.
A new short film for your viewing pleasure, along with an interview with the director.
The director of the trippy seven-minute Slamdance short Nowhere Stream talks about LA River spillways, Picasso, and his spontaneous approach to animation.
Our short film series spotlights a timely film that takes place in an immigration office.
On this year's Oscar-nominated shorts.
An essay about how the experiences of teachers were memorably portrayed on film in 2023.
A great new short about the deaf community in prison.
A look at a powerful new short film by Charles Tenzis.
A presentation of the short film Troy and an interview with its co-writer/director Mike Donahue.
A look at a new take on a Prokofiev classic, featuring the work of Gavin Friday and U2's Bono.