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A Chicago Symphony Orchestra program pairs musicians with grieving mothers to create original songs in honor of Chicagoans lost to gun violence. “You need to tell the story of your child,” said one participant.
She played compassionate mothers on TV’s “Lassie” and “Lost in Space.” Decades later, baby boomers flocked to nostalgia conventions to meet her and buy her autographed photos.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker, who spent some time in Chicago when he was young, said he “always had love for Chicago. Great city, great people, a lot of history here, a lot of history, herstory here.”
Idris Elba and Chicago actor and playwright Tracy Letts are among those starring in the movie. A local expert on nuclear attacks said the film is “extremely accurate.”
The director’s film “Before The Call,” showing at the Chicago International Film Festival, centers on a Korean American returning to Korea to enlist in the military. It explores the question: “‘Why would you or what are the reasons you would serve if you didn’t have to?’”