FIRST TUESDAYS WITH THE MIDWEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL:

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4^TH

Slamdance thriller CRIME FICTION to screen;

Chicago filmmakers Jonathan Eliot and Graham Ballou attending!

Chicago, IL - The Midwest Independent Film Festival is honored to present the locally produced thriller CRIME FICTION on Tuesday, September 4th.  Featuring a cast and crew loaded with Chicago talent, this film received its world premiere at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival.

Click here for the trailer!

Will you kill for a good story?

If you are James Cooper, a 28 year old copy editor with dreams of literary stardom, you will.  After all, your girlfriend was just crowned the "voice of a new America" by the New York literati, and you waste your days editing third-rate textbooks in a dreary Chicago basement. Your first book got panned. Your agent just dumped you. You have no future. But when your girlfriend's corpse ends up sprawled beneath your bedroom window, you finally know what to write about.  Crime Fiction is the story of murder, betrayal and outrageous artistic fortune.

The Tuesday, September 4 screening begins with a Pre-Show Cocktail Reception at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema (2828 North Clark) at 6 p.m.  The reception is presented by Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks company; sponsoring brands include GUINNESS, Crown Royal and Captain Morgan.  Filmmakers Jonathan Eliot and Graham Ballou will be in attendance as CRIME FICTION begins promptly at 7:30 p.m.  Projection services are provided by sponsors Resolution Digital Studios, Mimi Productions, Fletcher and Zacuto.  The post-screening reception will be held at the fine Mediterranean bistro Cousin’s at 2833 North Broadway. For more information, please visit www.MidwestFilm.com.

ABOUT THE MIDWEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

The Midwest Independent Film Festival is the nation's only film festival solely dedicated to the Midwest filmmaker, presenting audiences with regionally produced independent cinema every first Tuesday of the month at Landmark Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark in Chicago.  This year-round film festival sits proudly at the center of the independent film scene in Chicago and the Midwest and is dedicated to celebrating and strengthening that community. More information can be found on the Festival website: www.MidwestFilm.com.

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