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Why? Chicago is talent rich—an acting mecca with extensive production resources. Chicago is also a beauty with compelling locations (and a beast when you need something grittier). And Chicago is a willing business partner. We’re proud to have had a leading role in the city’s thriving film industry, and we continue to be rewarded with enduring professional relationships.
Surprises make life interesting. But with our 40 years of combined experience, we’ve seen and handled challenges. Take comfort: we weren’t born yesterday, but we understand what’s coming. We’re ready to meet the expectations of modern audiences.
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Rolling Stone September 2016
Isolated over the Christmas holiday by her own anxiety, a young college student finds herself responsible for a stranger's troubled children as she struggles with the unsettling connection between her own unraveling mental stability and the cold, quiet dark of their broken home.
Since 2011, Joe has worked as a director and executive producer for Chicago Fire. His previous television credits include producer/director on CSI: Miami, co-executive producer/director on ubiquitously acclaimed The Wire, and executive producer/director on Fringe. Chappelle has produced over 175 hours of episodic television and has worked with Dick Wolf, David Simon, J.J. Abrams, and Jerry Bruckheimer. His 1994 award-winning indie feature, Thieves Quartet, brought him to the attention of Miramax Films where he subsequently directed features for their genre division, Dimension Films.
Joe holds a B.A. from George Washington University and an M.F.A. from Northwestern University.
Colleen wrote, directed, and produced the mockumentary web series, boyband, which was acquired by Fullscreen and Audience Network in May of 2016. She also wrote and produced her feature directorial debut, The Cold and the Quiet (2013), which won both Best Narrative and Best Direction at the Women’s Independent Film Festival in L.A. In addition, Colleen has produced two other feature films—Already Dead (2007) for Sony Pictures and Thieves Quartet (1993) for Joe Chappelle.
A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (B.A.) and Northwestern University (M.F.A.), Colleen has taught film at both Northwestern and Columbia College in Chicago.
Joe's long list of film and television credits includes collaborations with award-winning directors Joe Chappelle and Thom Fitzgerald for Dimension Films, Millennium Films, USA Network, and 20th Century Fox. Rabig also won the Best Editing award at the Women's Independent Film Festival for Colleen Griffen’s The Cold and the Quiet (2013).
Katie is a writer, producer, and actor who has appeared in Nashville, Chicago PD, and numerous features. She recently worked on both sides of the camera for Colleen Griffen’s boyband. In 2013, Jones co-wrote and starred in The Cold and the Quiet, for which she won Best Actress at the Midwest Independent Film Festival. Also to her credit, the film was awarded Best Narrative at the Women’s Independent Film Festival in L.A.
Sam has been a full-time writer in Los Angeles since 2013. Recent projects include the mockumentary boyband. His contributions helped earn the series an LA WebFest nomination as well as a streaming deal with Fullscreen and Audience Network. Griffen also worked as a writer’s assistant on season four of IFC’s Maron.
