Author Archives: chafilm

What do you make of this

Posted on 04/01/2012 by chafilm

Got this in an email. Anybody have an opinion? Something wrong here…… We earned this SS SOCIAL SECURITY NOW CALLED ‘FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENT’/ENTITLEMENT! Have you noticed, your Social Security check is now referred to as a “federal benefit payment”? I’ll … Continue reading →

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Day 2 of screenings

Posted on 11/13/2011 by chafilm

Day 2 of screenings Great conversations and greet movies today. We started off with “crossing the American Crises: from Collapse to Action. This movie is an important educational tool for people to learn about what is really going on since … Continue reading →

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Visual artist Kenneth Burris

Posted on 11/12/2011 by chafilm

      Kenneth Burris sees iconography in his work work as an investigation of self.  He builds narratives that test his own concepts against the external world, searching to find a way through a network of reference and recognition.  His thoughts revolve around personal and intimate, … Continue reading →

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Visual artist Garry F. Grant

Posted on 11/12/2011 by chafilm

    Influenced at an early age by the drawings of my father and oldest brother, Garry F. Grant knew that he wanted to become an artist.  He was always fascinated by century old techniques and traditions of Gold Leaf and … Continue reading →

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Through to Opening Night

Posted on 11/11/2011 by chafilm

Opening night For me. After a day of waiting and failing to setup the audio and visual….. I went home to shave and shower up. I was running late due to last minute everything at the space. As soon as … Continue reading →

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Artist Profile #17 – Diran Lyons

Posted on 11/09/2011 by chafilm

ABOUT THE ARTIST 1.      Why did you submit to the Fourth Annual Chashama Film Festival?  This will be the third time I’ve participated with cFF. The festival’s 2011 theme, Chaos Theory: The Rise and Fall of Societies, is … Continue reading →

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Artistic Team Profile #16 – Steve Rahaman & Nigel Harvey

Posted on 11/09/2011 by chafilm

ABOUT THE ARTISTS 1.  Why did you submit to the Fourth Annual chashama Film Festival? Steve: “I passed by the festival last year during the festival and I met Rick, we talked a bit and advised me to submit next … Continue reading →

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Artist Profile #15

Posted on 11/08/2011 by chafilm

The Opposite of Chaos by Marcina Zaccaria      Michael Fox is a freelance journalist, translator, radio reporter, and documentary filmmaker.  In 2007, he founded Estreito Meios Productions as a means of telling stories that reveal desperation, indignation, and hope through … Continue reading →

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Artist Profile #14 – Megan Kargher

Posted on 11/06/2011 by chafilm

ABOUT THE ARTIST 1. Why did you submit to the Fourth Annual Chashama Film Festival? I wanted to bring my film to a wider audience, and I loved the fact that chashama is a free film festival dedicated to exploring … Continue reading →

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A Note from Rick Kariolic

Posted on 11/05/2011 by chafilm

As a filmmaker, I’ve always sought to depict the realities of hardship. When I was growing up on the South Side of Chicago, tragedies were a common occurrence in my neighborhood. Making semi-controversial movies seemed like a dedication to the … Continue reading →

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