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Andrea Zile Bish
About the Filmmaker
Andrea Zile Bish is a director and writer for film and theater. After graduating with a BFA in Directing from the no-nonsense conservatory program at Carnegie Mellon University, she fell in love with film at the all-nonsense comedic powerhouse Second City. She marries these disparate backgrounds, pairing a solid grasp of traditional theatrical technique with an out-of-the-box improv approach to storytelling. During her time at the Second City Film School, she wrote and directed over 25 short films including the short documentary ‘Pure’ and the parody ‘Claritin Clear.’ As a writer, she created three original sitcom pilots, including ‘Needs Repair,’ a quarterfinalist in the Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards. In addition to her work at Second City, Bish wrote and directed the short films ‘Tow Zone’ and ‘Conversions’ with her personal production company, Cathode Ray Pigeon Productions.
From the Filmmaker
This film is very close to my heart, I wrote it a month after my divorce was finalized. I wanted to explore the idea of closure and how we move on after a relationship. The film was shot over one and a half days on a shoestring budget and a lot of help from friends (to whom I am eternally grateful.) It was completed during my time as a student at the Second City Film School in 2023. I learned so much through this experience and because of that, this film will forever be special to me.
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Director & Writer: Andrea Zile Bish
Producer: Robert Paine Beschel Jr.
After her boyfriend proposes, a young woman sets out to take care of one teeny weeny thing - divorcing her estranged husband.
The film was shot in Indian Boundary Park in the West Ridge neighborhood. It features the park prominently. The cast and crew are all Chicago-based, this was the director's thesis project for the Second City Film School.