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Podtalk: NK Gutiérrez of Midwest Film Festival on ‘Impact Shorts Night,’ April 29, 2024
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 28, 2024 - 7:11pm
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April 29th, 2024, at the Gene Siskel Film Center
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The Midwest Film Festival Presents Impact Shorts Night, beginning at 6:30pm on Monday, April 29th, at the Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago. For more info on The Midwest Film Festival, click here.
© 2024 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com
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CHICAGO – The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) presents “Impact Shorts Night” on April 29th, 2024, and a big part of the new programming and direction for the longtime film networking fest is their new Operations Director NK Gutiérrez. For tickets and info, click IMPACT.
“Impact Shorts Night” is an evening of films that make a difference … powerful shorts that not only tell compelling stories but also tackle important societal issues. The line-up features “Teacher of Patience” by Carmen Vincent, “Queer” by Ariana Alejandra Vargas, Sure as the Wind by Mike Ambs and Greg Shewchuk, plus The Inside Singers by Daniel Kolen. The evening begins at 6:30pm with a Networking Reception, followed by a Community Spotlight (details below), the short film screenings (with filmmaker Q&As) and an After Party at the Emerald Loop Bar & Grill in Chicago’s Loop.
April 29th, 2024, at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Photo credit: MidwestFilm.com
In April’s Community Spotlight conversation, the MFF welcomes The Simple Good, an organization that equips youth to become positive change-makers through art and dialogue. Our networking reception will feature artworks created by these young individuals.
The MFF’s new Operations Manager is NK (Nicole Kristine) Gutiérrez. She is a classically trained dancer, vocalist, actor and filmmaker, most recently booking recurring roles in Showtime’s “The Chi,” NBC’s “Chicago Fire” and her 4th run of the hit show, “La Gringa,” at the 2022 Puerto Rican International Theater Festival in San Juan. Besides the MFF, she is the co-chair of the Black Harvest Film Festival and co-lead of the Film Club at Soho House Chicago.
In Podtalk interview by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, NK Gutiérrez on the Impact of “Impact Shorts Night” and more …
In a video clip, NK gives the pitch (“arf” says the pooch) …
The Midwest Film Festival has been a staple in Chicago’s film community for since 2004. At the beginning of 2020, the festival was reinvented with a a new outlook and name, facilitated by Executive Director Erica Duffy. It remains one of the most influential and provocative film festivals in the city.
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |
