The Tony Rossi Show

Today's podcast is an interview with Clare Cooney.   She's an actor, filmmaker, casting director and editor. Clare directed, wrote, & stars in RUNNER, a short film that played at 15 film festivals, winning 6 awards, and she is a "Filmmaker to Watch" nominee from the Academy-Qualifying Atlanta Film Fest. She has appeared in numerous film and television projects, including the feature film WIDOWS, directed by Steve McQueen, NBC's CHICAGO PD, Netflix's HOT DATE, and the Chicago features SOUL SESSIONS and RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO. She is also the Artistic Director of Elevated Films Chicago, a nonprofit that screens independent films on rooftops and other unique spaces and donates the proceeds to Chicago youth arts groups.  Clare is also the casting director for Theater Wit, a freelance casting associate at PR Casting, and she does casting for independent film projects in Chicago. She is a School at Steppenwolf graduate and is represented by DDO Artists Agency.   Clare Cooney: Website: http://www.clare-cooney.com