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🩸😎DIAGNOSIS😎🩸 by @senmorimoto video/single out —- n o w —— Sen’s album ‘DIAGNOSIS’ will be out 11/3 via the legends @CitySlang @sooperrecords Watch here: youtu.be/NmqpgLJmIhM

Really great overview of the state of the jazz scene in Chicago. Rare to have the more remote corners covered in the press like this! ft.com/content/d91146…

🚨 Tone Glow Film Festival 🚨 May 21-24. 45 films across 14 programs. Films by Arthur & Corinne Cantrill, Claudine Eizykman, Isao Kota, Mary Stephen, Rhayne Vermette, Allen Ross, Peter Bundy, Zhou Tao, Kevin Walker & Jack Auen, David Gatten, Anthony McCall & more. Info below.

A brilliant and damning obituary for Afrika Bambaataa, who helped build the future of hip-hop, and then systematically used his position of power to abuse dozens of young men, robbing them of the future that they deserved. By @paulxt powmag.net/p/afrika-bamba…

To celebrate lesbian visibility week, my mini DV silent, lesbian, horror short film is finally out! Shot on my Sony DCR-TRV10 📹 Brain Rot is now on YouTube! Please check out it <3 Link in the 🧵

📹 CHICAGO PREMIERE!!! Jesse Moss & Amanda McBaine’s fiercely political doc TEENAGE WASTELAND about civic corruption, teenage gumption, & the power of journalism makes its Chicago debut on Sun April 12th at @facetschicago. 🎟️ facets.org/programs/teena…

Lovedddddd this interview with Feeld

Last time today for the night owls: dig into my research on the relationship between the NEA and indie filmmaking. There are info graphics! I manually cataloged 4500+ grants! I interviewed Lizzie Borden! I am burdened with the knowledge of history!!

New from me: About 9 months ago, I set out to write about how NEA funding cuts would impact the film industry. The more I researched, the more I realized the history of NEA support is key to the bigger picture of indie filmmaking in the U.S. ➡️ Part One: room-tone.ghost.io/cut-the-histor…

My mini DV silent, lesbian, horror short film is finally out! Shot on my Sony DCR-TRV10 📹 Brain Rot is now streaming on NuBudge! Please check out it <3 Link in the 🧵

I spoke with two trash legends for @BFI: Mink Stole and Peaches Christ. We discussed the legacy of trash, the importance of community, and Mink's Instagram reels algorithm bfi.org.uk/interviews/min…

SOME PERSONAL NEWS: For the last year I’ve been working with a terrifyingly talented team to put together L.A. Material, a new local news outlet covering Los Angeles. We’re launching TODAY, so please check us out at lamaterial.com.

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NEW: Chicago is betting billions on a quantum supercomputer that could help the military deploy missiles faster — while Black South Shore residents fight just to stay in their homes and keep Lake Michigan from being drained for supercomputers. capitalbnews.org/chicago-quantu…

CHICAGO! The Spectacular Optical Corporation proudly presents Divine Hammer! 🔨 We will be hosting the Chicago premier of this highly anticipated directorial debut from the M Sisters @maedotmkv. The screening will be hosted @facetschicago March 18th Tickets in the 🧵

South-side filmmaker jellystone robinson discusses their upbringing, creative process, and forthcoming screenings. bit.ly/3MMqKp6

"Watching Wiseman while our dire future approaches opens a series of portals—portals that offer the possibility of moving toward a new way of thinking." Sharing @JoeEngleman's wonderful piece on Frederick Wiseman from last year—a very special read. chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-…

New from me for @Chicago_Reader: This month, Chicago programmer Tyler Balentine is showcasing local Black filmmakers across two series at two different cinemas. Read and learn about each series and Chicago's local Black filmmaking community. chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-…

US CLUB is out now on bandcamp. Curated by @ariellenyc Mastered by @Nadus Artwork by @jae_jbw headsknow.bandcamp.com/album/us-club

we’re releasing our first-ever compilation, US CLUB, on January 31st. pre-order it now on bandcamp: headsknow.bandcamp.com/album/us-club

last august, i spent an afternoon with conor mackey, the composer who makes staggering IDM as lynyn, checking out his chicago studio and learning about his compositional process wrote about it for @Ableton ableton.com/en/blog/lynyn-…