On a sunny Thursday afternoon, HoopsHIGH, FSM News, Industry Pathways, The Real Chi, as well as staff and friends, gathered to celebrate FSM summer at NLCP/Collins Campus.
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On a blistery Saturday afternoon, Free Spirit Media hosted a screening at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater. The screening, presented in collaboration with WTTW and DCASE, showcased two films produced by Free Spirit Media’s young creatives: “Ahimsa” and “Fuzzy Legs”.
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On Saturday, November 17th Industry Pathways held their annual launch of The Chicago Track, a program series of industry workshops and master classes for emerging creatives seeking opportunities in film, media and television and premiere of "Fuzzy Legs", a capstone film project of the 2018 Industry Pathways Cohort.
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This was a fantastic opportunity for Free Spirit Media to show off their journalism and videography skills in the same park as artists like Ravyn Lenae, Desiigner as well as hundreds of other Chicago young adults! The result?
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On October 11, 2018, Free Spirit Media hosted its fifth annual Founders’ Circle-Crucial Conversations at The Arts Club of Chicago. Founders’ Circle featured an illustrious selection of panelists: University of Chicago Professor Cathy Cohen, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, Burrell Communications Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer Lewis Williams, InPathways Alumna, Angellic Ross, and The Real Chi Reporter, Samuel González Kelly.
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To end an exciting summer, Free Spirit Media hosted four events celebrating and honoring youth artist work.
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RECAP: On August 7, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-IL-01), hosted a press conference and roundtable discussion on gun violence prevention at Gary Comer Youth Center, where our FSM News South programming is hosted.
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PHOTOS: Free Spirit Media hosted a Mid-Summer Fun Fest to offer a space for new connections and friendships to be made across all of Free Spirit Media's different programs.
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RECAP: Chicago Community Trust President and CEO, Helene Gale, and COO, Andrea Sanchez, joined us at The Nichols Tower in Homan Square to have a conversation with local leaders about the North Lawndale community.
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RECAP: Free Spirit Media's annual fundraiser was truly a night to remember. We'd like to thank all of our sponsors, our dedicated board, our brilliant staff, our wonderful volunteers, and our community of supporters for showing up, sharing our work, and investing in our vision.
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PHOTOS: Last week the Industry Pathways Cohort hosted a wrap party to celebrate another cohort graduation!
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PHOTOS: This past weekend the Industry Pathways Cohort wrapped production on their short film, "Fuzzy Legs." On Friday, they shot at the DePaul stages at Cinespace using their home set and on Saturday they shot at Hales Franciscan.
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PHOTOS: On Saturday, April 21, Free Spirit Media and WTTW hosted a screening and panel discussion at the Chicago Cultural Center. The selected pieces were documentaries and one narrative film that cover youth responses to gun violence.
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PHOTOS: Our Youth Council gathered each FSM program in one theater to share and enjoy the films they've been working on this year! #FSMforever #FSMfam
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PHOTOS: On Thursday, March 15 at Stage 18 Chicago, six different Cohort members pitched their 15-page scripts to a panel of eight industry experts who would judge and ultimately decide which script should be produced this Spring.
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PHOTOS: The InPathways Cohort Training Program launched on February 20th with an orientation at Stage 18! Cohort members from 2017 returned to discuss what they've been up to since completing the program, and new members came up with shared values for their group.
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PHOTOS: Free Spirit Media Industry Pathways wrapped up The Chicago Track workshop series with a packed Columbia College auditorium for Web Series 101 with Open TV (beta). The workshop was targeted toward spiring web series creators, writers, producers, directors and anyone who wants to learn how to create transformative independent media.
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PHOTOS: Real Chi Youth hosted a Public Newsroom with City Bureau to discuss what it looks like to have a youth-led newsroom focused on solutions journalism
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PHOTOS: Our Senior Documentary Networking Event is a unique opportunity for young people in one of our most advanced crews at Free Spirit Media to network with professionals relevant to their documentary topics.
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