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Filmmaker Chris Sullivan Talks Midwest, Production and the Implications of the Word ‘Ugly.’

“Chris Sullivan’s animated film, “Consuming Spirits,” made its Chicago debut with a special private screening in September of 2011. Following a deluge of reviews and coverage since the Tribeca Film Festival this April, the feature-length film premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival.

... the film comes together in a fragmented but powerful narrative about the complications and consequences of love, longing, disappointment and bitterness, punctuated by the dysfunctions of life in the small Appalachian town of Magusson.”

Steve Albini and Amanda Palmer battle over the ethics of artistic production and performance.