Filmscape Chicago 2025

Jon Silver is an indie filmmaker coming from a comedy background. He is the Co-Founder of ShowPup Productions and has worked with Second City, iO and other comedy troupes to produce comedy sketches, short films, web series, TV pilots, and more. His first feature The Civil Hoax"

"Emerson Cole is a production sound mixer with over 5 years in audio and over 10 years of film experience. With experience working on feature films, TV shows, commercials and more.

Joshua Boshell is a boom operator, editor and director. With experience coming from the sound department and others, he brings a lot of perspectives that allow for the sound team to operate in a creative space."

"Sarah Giroux has 15 passionate years of Cinematography experience, working on diverse projects around the world such as live broadcast shows, commercials, documentaries, and short films. She has collaborated with clients such as Jimmy Kimmel Live, United Airlines, Discovery Channel, Salesforce, A&E, and Navistar, among others.

Additionally, Sarah has in depth experience in business development, branding, as well as project management internally and externally. Through her dedicated pursuit for the human connection, she has curated an expansive and inclusive networking community among film & broadcast professionals around the US through her passion project 'Martini Shot.'

Outside of work, she loves to travel and learn about other cultures. If not longboarding down lakeshore drive or schooling strangers on a pool table, you can find Sarah at a concert, dancing to the beat of the world."

"I’m a Chicago-based filmmaker with years of experience, and I’ve created everything from short films to music videos, from commercials to documentaries. I’ve worked with local businesses, global brands, and industry staples alike. Stop-motion animation is my biggest passion—there’s something about its quirky, nostalgic feel that just clicks with me. I’m also a highly skilled video editor and a bit of a jack-of-all-trades— dabbling in directing, photography, sound mixing and more.

At the core of my work? Stories. Crafting moments that make people laugh, cry, or just plain blow their minds, I always keep the narrative at the heart of every project. From stitching shots together to fine-tuning a performance, or even moving tiny objects one frame at a time, I’ll use any trick up my sleeve to create something that ignites the imagination."

Ang Gardner graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2021 with a degree in Filmmaking focusing on Assistant Direction. She was an active member of the Chicago production scene, where she was first assistant director on the feature American Parent and walkie PA on Chicago PD season 10. Her career came to a grinding halt when she received an on-set head injury right before the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes. After a full year of recovery, Ang changed courses to focus on teaching and research, hoping to prevent the conditions that keep her from set.

Andrea Zile Bish is a director and writer for film and theater. After graduating with a BFA in Directing from the no-nonsense conservatory program at Carnegie Mellon University, she fell in love with film at the all-nonsense comedic powerhouse Second City. She marries these disparate backgrounds, pairing a solid grasp of traditional theatrical technique with an out-of-the-box improv approach to storytelling. During her time at the Second City Film School, she wrote and directed over 25 short films including her thesis comedy, ‘Last Date.’ As a writer, she created three original sitcom pilots, including ‘Needs Repair,’ a quarterfinalist in the Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards. In addition to her work at Second City, Bish wrote and directed the short films ‘Tow Zone’ and ‘Conversions’ with her personal production company, Cathode Ray Pigeon Productions.

"Brandon is a writer, producer, and creator based in Chicago. You can find him co-hosting and co-producing the monthly show Brews & Bad Movies where they bring Chicago’s best comedians to perform stand up and then roast the worst movies with live commentary. This show has been running every month at Lincoln Lodge Theater since January 2023 and sold out its entire 2024 run.

Having received a BA in Film from Columbia College Chicago in 2014, Brandon has always had a passion for script writing whether if that was for film, television, theater, or even graphic novels. Over the years, Brandon has produced hundreds of videos, web shows, and podcast episodes through his production company Entertainment Buffet on their YouTube channel. A number of his TV pilot scripts have made it to the Quarter-finals, Semi-Finals, and Finals of screenwriting and comedy competitions.

In 2023, Brandon began developing script courses for Lincoln Lodge Training Center and is expanding their program outside of just stage comedy but into the screenplay community. Through these classes he has now helped a number of first time writers draft their own TV pilot scripts.

Whenever he’s not working on one of his scripts or comic books, or on some adventures with his amazing partner, he can be found living as a golden retriever in human form working out daily or on the pickleball court."

"Filipino-American composer and arts manager Tim Corpus is recognized for his compositions across concert music, film, and interactive media. His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Bolshoi Theatre, NYC MoMA, and the Auditorium Theatre, with features on BBC Radio 3, CNN Money, 98.7 WFMT, and Classical King FM. As a film and media composer, he has scored over 25 films and episodic projects, earning industry recognition from festivals with upcoming collaborations including projects with Kristen McCabe and Milon V. Parker. Beyond his own compositions, Tim orchestrates and arranges music for international artists including Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Milwaukee Symphony, Third Coast Percussion, and others. www.timcorpus.net

Tony Scott-Green sculpts original music for film, TV and media and has worked on feature films, TV shows, documentaries, web series and sonic branding for Fortune 500 companies. Originally from Scotland, he now composes and records at Greenhouse Sound Studios in Chicago and Los Angeles. For almost twenty years, he did something completely different from music: pursuing a career in tech and consulting, advising Fortune 500 clients in management and tech strategy. Managing multi-million dollar projects with dozens of people. Considering himself a storyteller first, filmmaker second, and composer third, he is a firm believer that “The right music helps an audience see better,” and is known for often incorporating and manipulating vintage instruments and alternative textures into his scores, creating unfamiliar, yet undeniably emotive, threads woven into the music."

Megan Carnes is an award-winning Chicago-based media composer focused on bringing her music to unique indie projects. Her numerous credits include the documentary Shouting Down Midnight (SXSW, MSNBC), the animated series This Is Desmondo Ray! (winner: Best Music, Vancouver Webfest), the prairie restoration documentary A Prairie Almanac, and the popular video game documentary YouTube channel Noclip.

 Kayo (Ky-yo) Williams is a sound designer, film re-recording mixer, media composer, and sound designer at Kayquarii Productions. Over the course of his 25 year career, he's been immersed in the field of film sound as an ongoing journey of discovery. Over the years, his post-production company, Kayquarii Productions, has been successful in engaging in key projects across the industry including an A&E network pilot, an Emmy award-winning documentary , and advertising media for corporations like Nike, Cotton, and other independent film productions. Additionally he's been a substantial contributing thought leader for events at the Sundance Institute X Chicago, Full Spectrum Features, the Chicago International Film Festival, the University of Chicago, Mezcla Media Collective, and Filmscape 2024. Additionally, he's advocated for the film community by serving on committees for organizations like the Gene Siskel Film Center. In 2019, he was recognized for his creativity by the Film Music Initiative for composers at the New Orleans Film Festival.

My name is Dan Bruce. I've been a CG generalist here in Chicago for over 15 years doing everything from short films to commercial work. I currently work at Framestore.

Michael Cross got his start at NFL Films as an intern in the camera department and was quickly promoted into a number of new roles from Dailies Telecine Assistant, Film Technician, Clapper/Loader to Camera Operator.

He also worked the Greater Tri State Area (NY, NJ, PA) for 10+ years freelancing on Feature Films, TV, Commercials, Corporate Training Videos and Youth Program/High School Football Highlight Reels.

In addition, Mike worked at Full Sail University as a Lab Instructor in the Film Bachelor's Program. In his time with the school, he added over 100 short film and events credits to his resume.

He started working for Airstar as a Balloon Technician in 2014, and in April of 2017 he was promoted to Operations Manager for Airstar's Atlanta location.

Over the course of his career, Mike has worked on multiple Super Bowls, NCAA March Madness Events, the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall, the Mummers Parade on New Year's Day in Philadelphia, over 25+ major music festivals all over the US, and countless commercials in various roles.

He's really passionate about sports, especially teams from Philadelphia. When asked, he said, The Eagles winning the Super Bowl on my birthday is the single greatest moment of my life.