Chicago – One of the Chicago filmmakers to watch is Todd Looby. The director, who has won awards for his short film “Son of None” at Slamdance 2011 and the Boston Film Festival, premieres his latest feature film, “Be Good,” on June 22nd at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago.
Looby has been producing films since 2007, when his first feature, “The Site,” was screened at the Iowa Independent Film Festival. His second film, “Lefty” (2009), was recognized as one of the Top 10 Movies of 2009 by Chicago Tribune’s Metromix. He followed that up with his award-winning short “Son of None” (2010), which he produced while filming a web series in Liberia. “Be Good,” is a personal statement, based on his own experiences becoming a new father.
The film is an excellent slice-of-life regarding new parenting and those first few months. Paul (Thomas J. Madden), is a stay-at-home Dad, while his wife Mary (Amy Seimetz...
Looby has been producing films since 2007, when his first feature, “The Site,” was screened at the Iowa Independent Film Festival. His second film, “Lefty” (2009), was recognized as one of the Top 10 Movies of 2009 by Chicago Tribune’s Metromix. He followed that up with his award-winning short “Son of None” (2010), which he produced while filming a web series in Liberia. “Be Good,” is a personal statement, based on his own experiences becoming a new father.
The film is an excellent slice-of-life regarding new parenting and those first few months. Paul (Thomas J. Madden), is a stay-at-home Dad, while his wife Mary (Amy Seimetz...
- 6/22/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
#06. Be Good - Todd Looby Writer-director Todd Looby has been to Park City before - presenting his 2011 documentary short, Son of None at Sundance's competing festival, Slamdance. With Amy Seimetz - the hardest working film person in the biz cast with the inclusion of a bit part for Joe Swanberg, Be Good - a low budget Diy dramedy certainly looks, in this era of Go the F**k to Sleep parenting, like comedic material we'd find in Sundance's Next section. Currently in post (see production update vid here and indiegogo updates here) if not included in the January fest, this example of micro-filmmaking (includes Looby's infant child as one of the actors) could definitely find a spot in SXSW. Gist: Paul (Thomas Madden) is 35 year-old independent filmmaker who has achieved moderate success – enough to convince a New York Times Bestselling author to adapt his latest book, but not enough to earn income from his craft.
- 11/7/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
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