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Everyone knows one thing about Africa: It has its problems. Movies like “Hotel Rwanda” and “Blood Diamond” have depicted how the continent has been plagued by AIDS and wars that have decimated its population. I walked in and sat down with a plate of cookies at a recent screening of the documentary, “The Rescue...
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Columbia College College graduate Mallory Sohmer screened her recent documentary at the Ferguson Memorial Theater on Friday while also discussing her career to current Columbia film students.
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Image by Getty Images via @daylife Columbia College Chicago‘s International Student Organization wants to celebrate International Education Week (November 15 – 19) in a big way. They are presenting Degrassi: Next Genration’s Shannon Kook-Chun, who plays the openly gay character Zane Park. Kook-Chun will answer questions about his diverse background and how it affects...
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The 48 Hour Films are in the can. Over the weekend, Aug. 14 and 15, filmmakers throughout Chicago worked their cinemagic and created films to the specifications of the 48 Hour Project requirements, which are as follows: You and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it in just 48 hours. Read...
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Escape the heat of August, and empower yourself with two days of films about the empowerment of women. These films will highlight a myriad of issues that affect women in the U.S. and across the globe. The films are free and open to the public, and after each film their will be an opportunity...
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Sometimes we hear about interesting events just as they are about to happen. This leaves not much time for reporting, but we would like to get the word out anyway. We are always looking for quality, low-cost or free events. We encourage you to send us a voice report (call it in at 312...
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