Chicago’s Own

Recent shorts by local filmmakers and video artists: Louise Bourque’s Just Words, Eric Koziol’s Invisible Heart, Dan Dinello and Sharon Sandusky’s Really Dead, Melinda Fries’s Sustenance, Carole Redmond’s Union, Tina Wasserman’s Scenes From the Abandoned City, Deborah Stratman’s Upon a Time, and Sera Furneaux’ Anxiety-Rest. The only film in the bunch that I’ve seen, Really Dead, does a nice job of relooping lines from Dracula and alternating shots from diverse vampire movies to create an eerie little tone poem. Most or all of the artists will be present. (Chicago Filmmakers, 1229 W. Belmont, Saturday, February 22, 8:00, 281-8788) Read more