Men & Animals Tour: The Films of Jim Finn and Dean Rank

Aurora alumni, Chicago-based filmmakers Jim Finn (dir. Wüstensprinmaus and Comunista!) Dean Rank (dir. Diagram) finally make it to Aurora incarnate. 

Jim Finn's films have screened at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, New York Underground Film Festival, Impakt in the Netherlands, Museo Tamayo in Mexico City, Cinematexas in Austin and the L.A. Freewaves Festival. "Jim Finn now lives in Chicago making films and videos about the struggle of capitalism, communism, history and love and are sort of odd, quirky and charming."--Videoart Center Tokyo

Dean Rank studied film and video at the University of Illinois Chicago. His work has been screened at the Thaw Film Festival in Iowa City, the Aurora Picture Show in Houston, Blinding Light in Vancouver, Vox Populi in Philadelphia, and the Butcher Shop Gallery in Chicago. His last project was an experimental music video for the band Shipping News, which screened at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. On this tour he is premiering his short film opus, Team.