Before “Top Gun” and its blockbuster sequel, before “The Tuskegee Airmen” and “Red Tails” films, there were aviators and heroes like Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. Coleman studied at an aviation school in France because none of the aviation schools in the[Read More…]
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GSU to host film fest with social justice focus
Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) presented by Governors State University (GSU) is hosting its inaugural Summer Showcase event on July 29. This year’s event will celebrate filmmakers who have chosen to highlight social justice issues through cinema. Presented in collaboration with the university’s Social Justice Initiative (SJI), led by Dr. Phyllis West,[Read More…]
Coping with COVID-19: April 17
Frame by Frame Film Fest goes online Saturday at 7 p.m. Illinois sets a new record for COVID-19 cases in one day. Plus, an appropriate meme.
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