In the fall of 2008 I produced a nice (in my humble opinion) short film written and directed by my friend Harper Philbin. The film was in some festivals, and we had a blast making it. In fact it
Director of the Illinois Film Office
Well, lookie there, I am all dressed up (though I think I had jeans on below the frame). Thanks to my friend Chuck Cherney for taking this. On May 1, 2019 I became the director of the Illinois Film Office.
Legendary Race Announcer Tom Durkin!
This week on Teaching in the Arts, Tom Durkin, the legendary horse race announcer. Close listeners to the podcast will know my love of horse racing, and especially horse race announcers. You have also heard me talk about making a
Save Old Town School of Folk Music!
The Old Town School of Folk Music is going through some difficult times. Enrollment is down, teachers are unionizing, students and teachers are both feeling changes happening without being informed or consulted. My guests this week are John Mead, a
Guest Host Bill Baykan with Michael Galbincea
Terry Gross has Dave Davies cover for her. Johnny Carson had Joan Rivers, Gary Shandling, and scores others guest host when he was away. Fun Fact, when Lennon and McCartney were on the Tonight Show in 1968 to talk about
Military Experience & The Arts, Dan Buckman
A great show this week, Dan Buckman, Vice President and Managing Fiction Editor of the website Military Experience & the Arts is my guest on a special Veteran’s Day episode of Teaching in the Arts. This is a fascinating conversation, and
Rene Roy from the Museum of Science and Industry
This week on Teaching in the Arts, Rene Roy, Senior Co0ordinator of Guest-Facing Volunteer Programs at the Museum of Science and Industry here in Chicago. We had a great discussion about Rene’s career and journey from being an actor and
WJE at 50
I have done a lot of work for Wiss Janney Elstner, but in 2006 I was able to produce a film for their 50th anniversary. It screened at the Museum of Science and Industry in May 2006. Here is a
My Nurse 24/7
This was my one and only foray into Infomercials. It was a lot of fun- and a lot of work. I wrote and directed and co-produced. There was a lot of narrative work so that was fine. I guess that’s
Denny Dent Films
Denny Dent, and his wife Ali, were key players in my development as a filmmaker. Ultimately I filmed him 4 times, all with my Northwestern pal and DP on Victimess Crimes, Stephan Fopeano shooting. You can read more here.
