Past seven days

This was short film week as I caught a few programs where short films were featured.  One, the Midwest Independent Film Festival, a festival that instead of screening programs over one or two weeks, hosts a screening once a month, and scheduled their annual Female Filmmakers night (which I listed on the previous Past seven days).  Several Midwestern female filmmakers offered narrative and documentary short films.

At a weekend-ish event, the Chicago International Film Festival/Cinema Chicago also hosted an annual event, their CineYouth screenings as well as their film challenge over a few days.  These short films are all made by young filmmakers, from as young as nine years old this year, up to age 21 (when they age out of this program).  Youths from around the world are invited to participate and I saw films from as far away as India and Australia, but there was a strong showing from local filmmakers and some from several film schools around the country.  Needless to say there are a bunch of talented kids out there!


Child's Play
CineYouth 2013
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
Prometheus
Run If You Can
Save the Date
Up the Down Staircase