Reposted from the article “Local Shatterglass Studios tells stories through ads” by Zefan Araya of The Daily Illini on April 2, 2012 – 10:08 PM
“We tell a story.”
That is what every member of the Shatterglass team said when asked what set them apart from their competitors.
The CU Film Society was first thought up by myself, Luke Boyce, and my business partner, Brett Hays, somewhere around September 2010. Together we own and operate a small independent film production company called “Shatterglass Studios“. Some of you might recognize our name as we’ve produced several award-winning shorts and features, mostly shot in the Champaign and Chicago area’s. In 2009, we managed and co-produced the award-winning feature “Leading Ladies”, directed by Daniel and Erika Randall Beahm. It was the first full-length film that we had produced in Champaign and the cooperation that we found in the area was breathtaking. Champaign-Urbana is not only a brilliantly progressive and culturally-savvy town, but it is full of completely wonderful people who are infinitely supportive of the arts. For decades, many of us who have resided here have seen this first-hand with our amazing music scene, but there has been an underlying scene of local filmmakers and film-lovers in this town that have been crying out for their own community as well. Read more →
Posted in ARTS to Film by Susanna Kline on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 7:00 am
Reposted from the Smile Politely article “Champaign has a movie studio?”
Hollywood actors, former WWF wrestlers, movie studios, and Champaign, Illinois. Wait, is this one of those selection tests where the reader decides which thing doesn’t belong? Because Champaign seems like the thing that doesn’t belong, but, oddly, they all tie together. Jesse Ventura Read more →
The Drunk is a political comedy and fictional account of the hard drinking grandson of legendary labor leader, Eugene V. Debs, who gets arrested for drunk driving one night. When he discovers that the corrupt prosecutor, played by Tom Sizemore, is trying to put him in jail for political reasons, he decides to run against him for governor of Indiana. Read more →
On February 19th we were honored to be a part of the 2011 TEDxUIUC conference. Last year we were asked to create a short film we titled “Champaign-Urbana 2025” that imagined where we would be in 15 years with regards to sustainability. This year we were asked to film the whole event as well as sponsor the conference. We accepted wholeheartedly. Read more →
Shatterglass Studios was formed a little over 5 years ago from the imagination of a few (visionary) people. These individuals might have had different things in mind when it came to where they saw Shatterglass’ future, but the one thing they knew was that they were a part of something bigger than themselves. Read more →
Originally posted on our Essence Films site in April of 2009: Coming off of almost two years since “Sugar” wrapped production, we caught up with Writer/Director Alex Beh to discuss his directorial debut in retrospect: Read more →
LEADING LADIES, the feature-length dance drama co-produced and managed by Shatterglass Studios, recently got a glowing review by one of the most respected trades in Hollywood: Variety. The review came after the film premiered in New York at NewFest to a sold-out crowd.
The review can be read here
