SPECIAL: CIFCC coverage of the Chicago premiere of "The American Side"

PREMIERE

Fellow Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle director Jim Alexander and I were approached by the local film publicity and The Wilmette Theatre to cover the Chicago premiere of "The American Side," the second feature film from writer/director Jenna Ricker. Its June 17, 2016 premiere featured a post-film Q&A session hosted by Oriana Oppice of Women in Film Chicago. The guests were Ricker, her co-writer and star Greg Stuhr, and executive producer Mary Henry. Jim and Don produced a pair of video excerpts from the event:

Q&A PART 1:

Q&A PART 2:

INTERVIEW:

Earlier in the week, Jim Alexander had the opportunity to sit down with Jenna, Greg, and Mary in a lengthy 90-minute interview. The story piece of his interview was published on his site, The Movie Blog, and powered by MixCloud. Take a listen below:

OTHER FILM REVIEWS:

Three CIFCC members have published reviews of "The American Side," Pamela Powell, Jim Alexander, and myself. To dive into those reviews, follow the links below:

REEL HONEST REVIEWS (Pamela Powell)

THE MOVIE BLOG (Jim Alexander)

EXAMINER.COM (Don Shanahan)

EVERY MOVIE HAS A LESSON (Don Shanahan)