COD student film selected for REEL Shorts Festival
A 13-minute film created by students enrolled in Advanced Film/Video Production at College of DuPage has been selected for the 8th Annual Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival.
“Mi Intercambio” (My Exchange) was selected from hundreds of submissions. It will be screened along with seven other titles in the category “The Good, Bad and Funny Side of Romance” beginning at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Columbia College Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, Eighth Floor, in Chicago.
Written and directed by Laura Szeszko and produced by Brian Mihalik, the film tells the story of Miguel, a foreign exchange student from Guatamala, and his crush on a popular American girl, Felicia. With the help of his friend Victoria, Miguel attempts to improve his English to secure a date with Felicia, but as Victoria and Miguel spend more time together and grow closer, he must decide which girl to ultimately pursue.
Other film crew members include: Alex Lechuga, lead actor, editor and original story; Cruz Gutierrez, director of photography and sound editor; Anna Gillespie, production designer; Ryan Tjarks, assistant director; Bryan Allen, second assistant director; Matt Breithaupt, script supervisor; Alex Goldberg, gaffer and color correction; Mike Bussan, associate producer; Phil Rudak and Andy Kuranishi, titles; and Adam Jones, producer of distribution and marketing.
For more information on the Chicago International REEL Short Film Festival, visit: http://projectchicago.com/. For more information on “Mi Intercambio,” visit: www.miintercambiomovie.com/.
For more information on the COD Motion Picture/ Television program, visit: http://home.cod.edu/mptv.