Brian Ashby @_ashby
Documentary filmmaker. Producer/Editor @TheAreaFilm, @PentimentiChi. Previous: AccidentMD / @CSTdoc / Scrappers brianashby.film Chicago, IL Joined February 2018-
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Get immersed in the work of artist H.C. “Cliff” Westermann with a 😎3-D Screening😎 of WESTERMANN: MEMORIAL TO THE IDEA OF MAN IF HE WAS AN IDEA, with filmmakers in person! One Night Only - Wednesday July 24th at 7pm Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-even…
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#TheAreaFilm screens this Thursday 5/23 at Third Space in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood - 716 W. Addison. Free & open to all! Q&A follows with Deborah Payne and @_ashby
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Now streaming via @waxpoetics >> Episode Four of CHARLES STEPNEY: OUT OF THE SHADOWS — a four-part web series directed by documentarian Brian Ashby (known for his work on Hairy Who & the Chicago Imagists, and a forthcoming film about Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble). ...
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If you've seen the recent news about Norfolk Southern's attempts to continue expansion in Englewood & haven't seen @TheAreaFilm, here's your chance to catch up on the years of corruption, abuse, & activism behind the story. news.wttw.com/2023/01/19/eng…
If you've seen the recent news about Norfolk Southern's attempts to continue expansion in Englewood & haven't seen @TheAreaFilm, here's your chance to catch up on the years of corruption, abuse, & activism behind the story. news.wttw.com/2023/01/19/eng…
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The @chicagotribune provides updates about Norfolk Southern's continued expansion in Englewood: chicagotribune.com/news/environme…
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Speaking of @metroblossom, don't miss our program today at noon CT with him and Deborah Payne. They will discuss the main behind the film “The Area” in a conversation moderated by Shawhin Roudbari (@dissentxdesign). mascontext.com/events/the-are…
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Today @waxpoetics presents the third episode of Charles Stepney: Out of the Shadows – a four part series directed by Chicago documentarian Brian Ashby. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=hMOFDw…
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Now streaming via @waxpoetics >> Episode 2 of CHARLES STEPNEY: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (( CS:OOTS is a four-part series directed by Brian Ashby, Chicago documentarian known for Scrappers, The Area, Harry Who & the Chicago Imagists, and others )) waxpoetics.com/article/charle…
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Today's the day: Nick Drnaso's ACTING CLASS is in stores everywhere! Watch an exclusive video feature about Nick and the book, directed by Brian Ashby: drawnandquarterly.com/acting-class-v…
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ACTING CLASS by Nick Drnaso hits stores Tuesday, August 16th! On that day, we'll also be releasing a documentary about Nick and his work by Brian Ashby drawnandquarterly.com/books/acting-c…
🎬🎥✂️:👋 Episode 1 of 4. On a musical genius you need to get to know!
🎬🎥✂️:👋 Episode 1 of 4. On a musical genius you need to get to know!
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If you haven’t seen #TheAreaFilm yet or you’d like to see it again, you can watch it for FREE on @worldchannel’s #AmericaReFramed or the @PBS app. 🎥 bit.ly/ARF_TheArea #BlackStories #BHM
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"Who really cares...to save a community that's destined to die?" Go #BeyondtheLens with @TheAreaFilm co-producers @metroblossom & Deborah Payne as they unravel the story of a Chicago community fighting erasure. #interview @willpublicmedia worldchannel.org/press/article/…
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When a railroad company plans to bulldoze through the neighborhood, Black residents in South Side Chicago have their rugs pulled from under them, quite literally. @TheAreaFilm is now streaming online for free on @worldchannel here: bit.ly/ARF_TheArea
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