Thank you to all who attended the festival!
New York filmmaker Eva Zelig's "An Unknown Country", Chicago based filmmaker Michael Caplan's "Algren" and all the student short films were very well received.
"I think some of the finest filmmaking work and training is happening at and around Governors State University, so I am deeply honored to have been invited! (UIC Graduate and filmmaker, Frank Victor Weinert)
"Thank you for organizing the festival! It was a great success."
"This event is a wonderful opportunity to promote the vibrant, arts and cultures community of GSU."
"It was a great opportunity for students to showcase their hard work and talent"
"We both thought the documentary on Ecuador (An Unknown Country) was excellent!"
"(An Unknown Country)... was wonderful. What a lovely privilege."
"Wonderful movies… Each one was unique and valuable, but I especially loved Searching for Lady Day: A Portrait In Steel -- that was one of the best movies (certainly the greatest documentary) I've seen this year.
"We enjoyed (An Unknown Country)... and it gave us a chance to talk with our kids about things that are a little more important... Not just the latest Disney movie.
"I enjoyed tonight's Algren film. Since I was born and grew up in Chicago, I could relate to his life experiences."
"I really enjoyed the short films at Wednesday's event, and it spurred good discussion among us afterwards. A lot of talent at GSU--kudos to you and the students!"
"I was very impressed with the student film making, and it was nice to meet many of the students involved in this project."
"What a wonderful program last night. I thought that (Algren) was so interesting and well done; the Q & A was most interesting."
"Your Summer Film Festival will attract a large crowd. It recognizes Chicago as a worldwide film making hub. "
