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Windy City Film Festival Is The Place To Be!

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7 years ago

June 29, 2017

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CHICAGO, IL. – The inaugural Windy City Film Festival is coming to the beautiful
Mercury Theater, June 30-July 2, 2017. The festival will showcase 76 film screenings including a number of World and Chicago Premieres. Over 70 participating filmmakers & actors are scheduled to appear for various audience Q&A sessions following each film block. World of Death curators Tony Wash and Ben Lewandowski will also be in attendance promoting WOD. Noteworthy events from the festival include the WOD shorts MONSTERS directed by Steve Desmond, DARK HUNGER directed by Anthony Williams, and VESSEL directed by Wayne Pombert II (filmmakers in attendance) as well as the “What The F&$k” Shorts Block on Saturday night.

Windy City Film Festival is the creative brainchild between filmmaker & Twister Alley Film Fest Creative Director (2017 MovieMaker Magazine Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2017 FilmFreeway Top Reviewed Film Festival) Josh Hope, &
filmmaker/actress & 2016 Juggernaut Film Festival Co-Director Mindy Fay Parks.

The festival kicks off at the Mercury Theater, Friday, June 30th @5pm with the Opening Night Industry Meet & Greet Party followed by the film block Chicago Shorts Volume 1, a collection of Chicago made short films.

Passes are now on sale via www.WindyCityFilmFest.com, including VIP Weekend Passes for $25 which allow entry into all film screenings and parties throughout the weekend, or $15 for Saturday or Sunday day passes.

*For a complete schedule and ticket info, go to www.WindyCityFilmFest.com
Interviews with Festival Directors Josh Hope & Mindy Fay Parks, or attending
filmmakers/actors can be arranged upon request.

DON’T LET THE LIGHT IN

DARK HUNGER

DAWN OF THE DEAF

MONSTERS

VESSEL

VEXED

Tony Wash

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AreYouWatching.com: ‘The Watchers’ Interactive Website Is Full of Creepy Easter Eggs

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2 days ago

April 23, 2024

Alex DiVincenzo

Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.

The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.

Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.

You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.

There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…

The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.