Halloween at Comfort Film presents,

A Dark and Stormy Night with Group 312 Films

GROUP 312 FILMS, Chicago’s Most Adventurous Video Collective, is excited to present our newest Halloween program–“A Dark and Stormy Night with Group 312 Films”. This holiday themed line-up will present 15 of the scariest, creepiest, and weirdest videos made by group members over the years. And, as a special Halloween treat, there will be live music performances to enhance the mood and get you into that extra spooky vibe. Featuring short videos by Angela Branstom, Eric Branstrom, Kevin B. Chatham, Johnny Lange, Dave Purdie, Evan Senger, Richard Syska, and Emily Tolan.

Live Musical Performances by machinist and Animal Talking School

Media: Digital Projection

Free

ABOUT GROUP 312 FILMS

Group 312 Films is a not-for-profit, artists’ collective of digital video directors. Each director creates one short per month inspired by a group elected theme that she or he is free to interpret however they see fit. We collaborate with one another as well as with friends, actors, editors, writers, musicians, lighting technicians, sound-designers, and graphic artists as much as possible. At each monthly meeting, we screen our projects for each other, get feedback from the group, and launch a new theme or topic for the following month.Our group’s videos generally have a run-time from as short as 2 minutes to as long as 20 minutes in length. We explore a variety of genres; narrative, poetic, experimental and music video within the thematic context of the monthly topic. All approaches are welcome. Our members encompass a wide range of skill levels. Some work professionally within the video/advertising world, some come from art or music backgrounds, and there are still others who are new to video altogether. The important thing is that we all learn, encourage, and find inspiration with each other through the collective environment. We welcome and encourage new members, those who are curious about our group, or those who think they might be interested in exploring video in the future!

Programmed for Comfort Film by Raul Benitez, Emily Perez, Luna Lux and Mat Tapey.