Chaz's Journal
"Step" to Inspire Young Filmmakers at DePaul on December 16th
An article about the special screening of Amanda Lipitz's "Step" scheduled for Saturday, December 16th, at DePaul University in conjunction with the CHA.
Matt Fagerholm is the former Literary Editor at RogerEbert.com and is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He
spent four years writing film reviews and interviews for
HollywoodChicago.com and has contributed to a variety of publications
including Time Out Chicago, The A.V. Club, No Film School, Cinema Femme and Magill's Cinema Annual. His writing/editing experience includes serving as Assistant A&E Editor at the Columbia Chronicle and a full-time writer interviewing such icons as Betty White, Ed Asner and Judy Collins at the Woodstock Independent. For nearly a decade, he served as a monthly guest on Vocalo radio's The Morning AMp program, and is also the founder of Indie Outlook, a blog and podcast featuring
exclusive interviews with some of the most exciting voices in modern
independent filmmaking. Follow him on Twitter at @IndieOutlook and @mattfagerholm.
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An article about the special screening of Amanda Lipitz's "Step" scheduled for Saturday, December 16th, at DePaul University in conjunction with the CHA.
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