The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style by Joseph Strickland

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"Inspired by the feature film produced, written, and directed by Chicago filmmaker Joseph Strickland, The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style is a boldly personal account of what it takes to create, produce, and direct an independent feature film in current times. The nonfiction narrative takes the reader through the sometimes hilarious, frustrating, and bewildering film production process with the fiercely creative Strickland, along with co-authors B.J. Patterson and Cat show more Ellington, witnessing a fiery account of his own firsthand experiences through the menacing highs and lows of independent filmmaking in Chicago. With a fascinating foreword by Cat Ellington, The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style also features in-depth interviews with the filmmakers, detailed storyboards, behind the scenes photos, and the original motion picture screenplay."-- show less

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WillowFlower 4 reviews

Raucous, hard nosed and blunt in it's depiction of filmmakers working outside of the Hollywood system. Worthy to be a good read for those interested in seeing what it takes to be bold enough to create original works by African Americans in movies.

Aug 16, 2025

Stanley1969 6 reviews

Cool book. I'm glad I bought it. Learned a lot. Also, I loved the screenplay and thought it was researched very well by the screenwriter Joseph Strickland. Storyboards were kind of dorky but effective. Overall, a very good read.

Aug 24, 2025