The Stage 32 Videos: Chicago

A 2022 cinematography reel from Odd Commodity, a Chicago-based creative agency. It features work from music videos, documentaries, process videos, ads, and narrative films. Visit our website: https://www.oddcommodity.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odd_commodity/

Desperate to break free from the shackles of sex trafficking and life on the streets, can Gigi find the willpower to leave her past behind, or will that monkey continue to ride her back?

There are about 400 spoken languages in the United States, making it one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, while there is not an official language at the federal level.

 Certainly, English is important for anybody who lives in the United States. However, we can all agree that when someone imposes English as the only way of communication, they are not precisely thinking of starting a thoughtful dialogue on multilingualism but rather, devaluating the culture and community of that person, becoming an act of hate.

United States has great linguistic resources. In spite of that, they have always been ignored or even destroyed. It is predominantly a monolingual English-speaking country. The majority of the immigrants do not speak their native languages past two generations.

 There are very few people in this country who are trying to learn non-English languages and even fewer who actually succeed in doing so. 

 Why do all of this happen? 

 Why in the United States multilingualism is not receiving a proper support from the majority of the population or state/federal government?

 The good news is that education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world, as Nelson Mandela said. 

 Aside from English, the most common languages spoken at homes around Chicago are Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Tagalog, and Chinese. In fact, more than 30% of the population of Chicago speaks a language other than English at home. 

In this context in the country, and more specifically in the Chicago area, we will tell the story of Carolina, a dual language Spanish teacher, who leaves Spain, her former country, to move to Chicago, Illinois. Through her eyes and experience we will discover that learning a second language will open doors to another world. In addition, it will help her to find out lots of amazing places and people around the country.

We had many people interviewed, belonging to the Educational Field such as dual language teachers, students, parents, administration or even biliteracy education specialists who will bring their vision on this matter.
 We focus in 2 schools: 
Oakdale Elementary School in Waukegan, a low income neighborhood located on the northern of Illinois, in Chicago area, where our protagonist will work, 
and McGlone Academy, a school in the Montbello neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. 
 Directed, filmed and edited by: Chus Alonso (chus@aluamedia.com) Produced by: Carolina Ruiz and Chus Alonso An ALUA MEDIA Production.

Wingmen is a single-camera ensemble comedy about 5 Asian-American men who are navigating both pitfalls and pinnacles of life and love in 21st century Chicago.

Neil needs his co-worker BBQ to go off without a hitch in order for his boss to entrust him with the warehouse club membership. Then he will choose the SNACKS!

A dance film set in the northside neighborhoods of Chicago, BADDIE examines Tris as she navigates her self-worth. Despite her closest friends trying to make her feel a part of their group, she dissociates and falls further into her cycle of self-deprecation and isolation. From being an on-call therapist for others to breaking down outside of Town Hall, Tris' inner flux between the truth and her perception of things reminds us that sometimes we must limp in before we can leap out. Through underpass adventures, dancing with her closest friends and crying on the CTA, Tris comes to discover what she needs to break the cycle. WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Ricardo Bouyett STARRING Hayley Carbonaro // Sar Cohen // Hannah Burt Music Score Steve Matthew Carter // Shane Curry CHOREOGRAPHY Hannah Burt PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Daisy Cardenas **Featured Premiere with All My Friends Zine** **Daily Short Pick Feature with Film Shortage** **Featured on Kaltblut Magazine** **Spotlight Feature on Luna Collective Magazine** **Official Selection International Shorts Fest** **Official Selection and Award Winner Short Film Factory**

Upcoming Independent Film written and produced by Bobby Glover

Wander in Wonder. Starring Alexus Tucker Song: Nothin Like U - Kaytranada

http://www.instagram.com/nataliesprousemusic Natalie Sprouse - vocals Hayden Ashley - piano Anders Nordstrom - guitar Joshua Griffin - bass Reuben Garza - dr...

John Borowski, Editor Demo

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Clips from guest starring role as Julianne Hudson (Wells) on mid-season finale of NBC's Chicago PD.