| Last spring Alexandra Jusino or Exquisite Events introduced myself to Venu Gupta, Executive Director of the Chicago Committee and Christine Harris, the program assistant. The Chicago Committee is a nonprofit organization founded in 1987 by 10 minority lawyers who's initial purpose was to provide networks and support for minority lawyers, and today 20 years later has greatly expanded their vision as "the preeminent voice and agent fostering racial and ethnic diversity in the Chicago legal community and impacting the broader professions."
When I met with Venu last spring she asked fig to create a documentary video of 20 year history of the Chicago Committee. The video was to be aired at the 20th Anniversary Gala happening in November 2007. As she told me the story, the statistics, and the mission of the organization, I became excited at the rich opportunity to share the Chicago Committee's history and mission.
Through the course of the summer fig's film crew scouted locations, interviewed over 15 founding and current members, shot b-roll, and collected historical documents. The people who made and make up the Chicago Committee are truly exceptional individuals who stand up to make change, and as we shot interview after interview we realized what a rich story we had. Our interns then transcribed all of footage, and we spent the beginning of this fall editing and putting the story together.
The short film screened on November 9, 2007 at their 20th anniversary gala in front of over 600 people. The video was a huge success in that it successfully delivered the story, the truth, and the vision of the organization.
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