On a blistery Saturday afternoon, Free Spirit Media hosted a screening at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater. The screening, presented in collaboration with WTTW and DCASE, showcased two films produced by Free Spirit Media’s young creatives: “Ahimsa” and “Fuzzy Legs”.
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On Saturday, November 17th Industry Pathways held their annual launch of The Chicago Track, a program series of industry workshops and master classes for emerging creatives seeking opportunities in film, media and television and premiere of "Fuzzy Legs", a capstone film project of the 2018 Industry Pathways Cohort.
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This was a fantastic opportunity for Free Spirit Media to show off their journalism and videography skills in the same park as artists like Ravyn Lenae, Desiigner as well as hundreds of other Chicago young adults! The result?
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On October 11, 2018, Free Spirit Media hosted its fifth annual Founders’ Circle-Crucial Conversations at The Arts Club of Chicago. Founders’ Circle featured an illustrious selection of panelists: University of Chicago Professor Cathy Cohen, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, Burrell Communications Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer Lewis Williams, InPathways Alumna, Angellic Ross, and The Real Chi Reporter, Samuel González Kelly.
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On September 12th, Free Spirit Media kicked off the school year by hosting a screening at the Douglas Park Field House, in collaboration with School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Homan Square (SAIC).
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PHOTOS: Free Spirit Media hosted a Mid-Summer Fun Fest to offer a space for new connections and friendships to be made across all of Free Spirit Media's different programs.
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RECAP: Chicago Community Trust President and CEO, Helene Gale, and COO, Andrea Sanchez, joined us at The Nichols Tower in Homan Square to have a conversation with local leaders about the North Lawndale community.
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RECAP: Free Spirit Media's annual fundraiser was truly a night to remember. We'd like to thank all of our sponsors, our dedicated board, our brilliant staff, our wonderful volunteers, and our community of supporters for showing up, sharing our work, and investing in our vision.
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PHOTOS: On Thursday, March 15 at Stage 18 Chicago, six different Cohort members pitched their 15-page scripts to a panel of eight industry experts who would judge and ultimately decide which script should be produced this Spring.
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Board member Qadree Holmes and Quriosity Productions Diversity Thought Leadership Council sponsored over 30 Free Spirit Media youth artists to attend the Chicago Advertising Federation Career Day.
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PHOTOS: Free Spirit Media Industry Pathways wrapped up The Chicago Track workshop series with a packed Columbia College auditorium for Web Series 101 with Open TV (beta). The workshop was targeted toward spiring web series creators, writers, producers, directors and anyone who wants to learn how to create transformative independent media.
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PHOTOS: Real Chi Youth hosted a Public Newsroom with City Bureau to discuss what it looks like to have a youth-led newsroom focused on solutions journalism
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PHOTOS: Our Senior Documentary Networking Event is a unique opportunity for young people in one of our most advanced crews at Free Spirit Media to network with professionals relevant to their documentary topics.
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PHOTOS: Slate House Productions, 720 Film Productions, and Free Spirit Media hosted the premiere screening of Chosen Foe Life at Facets Cinémathèque on Sunday, December 3rd at 7pm.
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VIDEO: On October 14, 2017, Free Spirit Media hosted over 200 visitors at The Nichols Tower at Homan Square as part of Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago.
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VIDEO: Free Spirit Media was excited to celebrate and grow our Founders Circle at this year's Solutions for Chicago: Diversity, Inclusion & the Creative Economy panel discussion at the Arts Club of Chicago on Tuesday, September 26.
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Free Spirit Media's annual fundraiser was truly a night to remember. We'd like to thank all of our sponsors, The Ivy Room, staff, volunteers, and you our community of supporters for showing up, sharing our work, and investing in our vision so that we can continue transforming media and society.
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