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Chicago, Interviews, Short Films

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Joelle Velez Explores Trauma, Trust, and Paranoia in “Sock It to Me”

by Rebecca Martin

June 26, 2026

Joelle Velez is an award-winning actress, writer, and filmmaker based in Chicago whose work blends comedy, suspense, and emotional honesty. A graduate of The Second City Film School, her first

Mother's Day, Now Playing, personal essay

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Julia Hart reinvents 1970s thriller genre with a female lead in “I’m Your Woman”

by Rebecca Martin

December 8, 2020

I burned it all up, I burned it up until nothing was left, but the fire. And then in Eddie came with the baby. Jean, “I’m Your Woman” Attending Sundance

Chicago International Film Festival, Earth, Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Mother's Day

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Riveting thriller “Of Fish and Men” brings healing to Swiss filmmaker Stefanie Klemm

by Rebecca Martin

October 30, 2020

“Of Fish and Men” is a transformative film that is part thriller, part drama. In some cases, the film is not easy to watch with its traumatic moments, but there

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