Episode 4
Success with LeLe Park
LeLe writes features and television. Her original drama pilot "The Bliss Killer" has won/placed in several competitions including Screencraft, Final Draft, Scriptation Showcase, Script Summit, and Shore Scripts. Her short screenplay, "ACHE" has also won/placed in various screenwriting competitions including Austin Film Festival, The Bluecat Screenplay Competition, The Golden Script Competition, Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIFF), and The Richmond. She was the pitch choice at Coverfly, staff pick at ScriptD, a guest speaker at Bucknell University, and moderated Coverfly's Career Lab. She recently finished her biographical feature script, "Visceral Fatherland", as well as her prestige limited series "Night vs Day". She is represented by VERVE Talent & Literary Agency and Eric Borja at Alldayeveryday.
“The Work” is a Chicago-based, film-focused, interview series with the goal of stimulating substantive one-on-one conversations about Chicago film and the filmmaking process. Fellow Chicago filmmakers, and co-creators, Curtis Matzke and Bradley Powell will serve as host of the upcoming series of ten interviews that will comprise The Work’s inaugural season. The impetus for the interview series started during the COVID lockdown as an informal conversation between friends.
Episode 5
Strategy with Jim Vendiola
m is a Filipino-American filmmaker whose work frequently explores heartache, longing, liminality, eros, and pathos. A three-time Newcity Film 50 honoree, his feature debut, HOMESICK, is currently in development with Chicago Film Project.
“The Work” is a Chic...
Episode 6
Strongly Held Beliefs with Michu Hilmy
Mishu currently lives in Chicago where he writes, directs, and produces films of various lengths through his production company OHH MAYBE. Prior to filmmaking, he had spent the past decade desperately seeking validation in a profoundly unsuccessfu...
Episode 7
The Producer’s Philosphy with Grace Hahn
Grace is a Chicago-based producer whose first feature film, PRINCESS CYD [from writer/director Stephen Cone], is now available for streaming via Hulu, Amazon, and Criterion Channel. Her second feature ONCE UPON A RIVER [writer/director Haroula R...
