Director c. Craig Patterson gives us an intimate look into his film ChikaBOOM!, which is available as part of the Chile, Please! shorts program <a href="https://watch.blackstarprojects.org/bsff26/play/6a46bd6d2e4b14fd514eb637" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

Backstory: ChikaBOOM! (Chile, Please! Shorts)

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