Published: March 30, 2017
Jizzell Reyna (Cece’s First)
Sharon King (The Skin Game)
Myra Rivera (Expungement)
Liz Kaar (Stranded by the State)
Arlen Parsa (The Way to Andina)
Sam Spitz (The Greens)
Ashley O’Shay (Unapologetic)
March 23rd, 7 pm – 9 pm, Uncommon Ground-Lakeview (3800 N. Clark)
An eye-opening variety of micro-documentaries with filmmakers, Q&A and discussion on the art and craft of storytelling. Curated and hosted by Jeff Spitz (Sundance Film Festival honoree and professor of documentary film at Columbia College Chicago), The Doc Talk Show #4: Acts of Courage introduces Chicago filmmakers with new works about unapologetic black female activists; the myth of juvenile records expungement in Illinois; racism in porn; coming out as a lesbian in a catholic high school; a new family history from an old opera; homelessness; a white college student’s surprising encounter with the last residents of Cabrini Green.
Event filmed by Josh Jones and photographed by Kevin Tiongsin from The Doc Unit at Columbia College.
Fearless Chicago filmmakers share their work at Uncommon Ground – Lakeview.
Doc Talk Show #4 features filmmakers: Liz Kaar (Stranded by the State/Homelessness), Arlen Parsa (The Way to Andina), Myra Rivera (Expungement), Ashley Oshay (Unaplogetic), Jizzell Reyna (Cece’s First), Sharon King (The Skin Game) and Sam Spitz (The Greens).
