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THE FILMMAKERS

Jim Finn (b. 1968, St. Louis) lives in Chicago and makes videos using 16mm film, mini dv and vhs. His films have screened at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, New York Underground Film Festival, Cinematexas, and the Museo Tamayo de Arte Contemporaneo in Mexico City. His work has also appeared on the PBS show ģEGG the Artsī, on the Spanish TVE show, ģMetropolisī, and in Harperķs magazine. In March 2003 he co-organized the experimental Video Mundi festival at the Chicago Cultural Center. More information is available at his website http://www.jimfinn.org.
 
Dean Rank was born in Canton, Ohio, the home of the National Football League Hall of Fame and studied film and video at the University of Illinois Chicago. His work has been screened at the Thaw Film Festival in Iowa City, the Aurora Picture Show in Houston, Blinding Light in Vancouver, Vox Populi in Philadelphia, and the Butcher Shop Gallery in Chicago. His last project was an experimental music video for the band Shipping News, which screened at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. His newest film Team won the Best Narrative Short at the 2003 Chicago Underground Film Festival.