Pia Cruzalegui's guest appearances

Pia Cruzalegui

The Artist Next Level with Sergio Gomez

The Artist Next Level Podcast with Sergio Gomez

Rachel Lindsey

Rebecca Wilson

Jason Brammer

Jaime Foster

Allen Vandever

Derek Hopkins

Paul Klein

Yanina Gomez

Katherine Macnaughton

Ashley Werhun

Beth Inglish

Sam Kirk

Carol Hamilton

Sijia Chen

Alessandro Tomassetti

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Twisted Oyster is an annual theme-based and socially conscious festival showcasing stories and works of human interest. At the core of the festival lies community engagement and social inclusion with a mission to place a spotlight on stories of human interest across a broad range of social issues, through the curation of films and time-based media artworks.   Twisted Oyster is a unique festival in Chicago where film and art intersect in a dual program exhibition.  The works created by culturally diverse artists and filmmakers from around the world open doors to stories that engage the public into an in-depth experience of human tales and narratives. Every year, the festival selects a number of works created with the use of advanced digital technologies or electronics to create provocative installations, while films are selected by a jury panel of artists, filmmakers and writers.  The festival’s dual program offers an opportunity to experience local and international short, feature, fiction, experimental, documentary films, and animation, plus a time-based art exhibition that includes small and large installations and performance for an immersive sensorial experience. Twisted Oyster hosts lectures, presentations and invites high school- and community college-level artists to show their films or video artworks.

Twisted Oyster is an annual theme-based and socially conscious festival showcasing stories and works of human interest. At the core of the festival lies community engagement and social inclusion with a mission to place a spotlight on stories of human interest across a broad range of social issues, through the curation of films and time-based media artworks.   Twisted Oyster is a unique festival in Chicago where film and art intersect in a dual program exhibition.  The works created by culturally diverse artists and filmmakers from around the world open doors to stories that engage the public into an in-depth experience of human tales and narratives. Every year, the festival selects a number of works created with the use of advanced digital technologies or electronics to create provocative installations, while films are selected by a jury panel of artists, filmmakers and writers.  The festival’s dual program offers an opportunity to experience local and international short, feature, fiction, experimental, documentary films, and animation, plus a time-based art exhibition that includes small and large installations and performance for an immersive sensorial experience. Twisted Oyster hosts lectures, presentations and invites high school- and community college-level artists to show their films or video artworks.

Pia Cruzalegui talks about launching Twisted Oyster Film Festival