Groundswell Presents

 

The Doc Talk Show #7: Women!

 

A Monthly Live Showcase of Themed Non-Fiction Films

 

Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers

 

Sept. 28, 7PM at UnCommon Ground

 
Chicago, IL––September 21, 2017 — The Doc Talk Show is a monthly live showcase of non-fiction films by diverse Chicago filmmakers curated by Jeff Spitz, Sundance Film Festival honoree and Columbia College Chicago Associate Professor. Each month Spitz chooses a theme, curates the shorts, casts the filmmakers and facilitates audience engagement with the filmmakers in provocative and timely discussions about the craft of documentary storytelling.
Spitz started The Doc Talk Show to celebrate a new generation of non-fiction filmmakers and to create a friendly space for diverse stories in a city known for stark racial and economic segregation. “Cyberspace separates people into distinct echo chambers and increases our feelings of isolation, fear and anger,” says Spitz who teaches courses in documentary filmmaking and civic engagement. “The Doc Talk Show brings people together in a room, allowing all kinds of characters to break bread and to build new relationships with filmmakers through shared stories and media.”
When: Sept. 28, 7PM UnCommon Ground Restaurant 3800 N. Clark Street (and the last Thursday of every month)
Who: The Doc Talk Show #7: Women! Features the following filmmakers and films:

• Ruth Leitman, a Columbia College Chicago professor and Kartemquin filmmaker who will be showing excerpts from her film-in-progress “Lady Parts Justice in the New World Order” about a female comedy writer’s campaign for reproductive rights.
• Kelly Richmond Pope––”All the Queen’s Horses” about a corrupt female comptroller in Dixon, Illinois;
• Rachel Pikelny––”Grace” about a breast cancer survivor who reclaims her body with an elaborate mastectomy tattoo
• Elizabeth Coffman––”Flannery O’Connor: Acts of Redemption” about the reclusive southern writer
• Anu Rana––”Language of Opportunity” about the role language plays in the hopes and dreams of a new generation of Indians
• Anna Boisseau & Brendan Hickey––”The Inexplicable Peter Smith;” about gender fluidity coming to life on camera.
• Barbara Allen– “The Experience with Dedry Jones” about musicians and conversations

For the first time The Doc Talk Show will be livestreamed on Facebook starting at 7pm on September 28th, 2017.
Admission is free with a suggested donation of $20. The venue’s capacity is 50 people and seats run out fast. In order to secure a seat guests must register through Eventbrite.
A production of Groundswell Educational Films – a Chicago-based documentary and public engagement team.

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