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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Michael Shannon, movie director, sinks into the dark aftermath of an American school shooting
Description: Academy Award-nominated winning actor Michael Shannon is making his directorial debut with his highly anticipated movie Eric La Rue … the story follows a mother trying to cope in the aftermath of devastating violence.
The film, like Shannon, has roots in Chicago’s storefront theater scene.
WBEZ Arts and Culture reporter Courtney Kueppers spoke with WBEZ’s Lisa Labuz about the film.
HOST: DIXON