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XL Film Festival & Summit, founded by Creative Cypher’s Troy Pryor, has returned to Hyde Park for year two, once again hosted at Hyde Park’s Polsky Exchange Center. This year, XL Fest expanded with a series of shorts screened around the corner at the Harper Theater for the August 15-18 weekend. Since its reopening in 2021, … Read more

Building on its diverse programming exhibited during year one, recapped and detailed here by Robert Daniels, the 2024 installment of the festival continues to expand its offerings with a talent-packed lineup and an emphasis on sharing knowledge and experiences in hopes of further breaking down barriers that filmmakers of color, specifically filmmakers who are Black, face … Read more