Join us Wednesday, August 21 for the next edition of Flex Obscure Industry Night, featuring an evening in conversation with Chicago based filmmakers Chris Adams and Hana Mitchell of Impakt Studio.

The Flex Obscura Industry Night series delves into various film industry topics and areas of interest and is hosted by the Flex Obscura team in partnership with Elastic Arts. Each evening is a focused exploration through the particular lens of one expert in their field(s) within the film industry. Through a storytelling and Q&A format, we invite audiences into the conversation in hopes of expanding it.

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID – Tickets Available at the Door or HERE

About Impakt Studio

Impakt Studio is very versatile in a world where people quite often get branded to a specific area. Their creativity extends from musical artist such as their Grammy Nominated visuals for Eric Roberson, Lupe Fiasco and Lalah Hathaway to Dreamville’s Omen, rock/alternative bands Damage Manual and State of Grace right into the commercial world of large corporations such as Ford Motor Company, Aon Hewitt and Miller Brewing. Most recently producing 4 music videos for Lupe Fiasco’s 2024 album “Samurai”. Impakt Studio is industrious and tenacious and it is shown throughout their work, Impakt Studio refuses to leave their imagination on the sideline, lower their standards of excellence or attach their name to the norm, work that isn’t exceeding expectations, which is what has brought Impakt Studio so far in an industry of fly by night companies.

About the Artists

Christopher Adams, CEO of Impakt Studio was born and raised in Chicago’s Roseland area where gangs and drugs were as much a part of the landscape as the homes and storefronts. As the Chief Animator, Artist, Director and General Business Manager for Impakt Studio, Chris is hands on in all aspects of his busy company. “I learned early in life the mantra of if you want something done well, do it yourself and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” His creativity surfaced early in life. Self-taught in all of his trades, he compared the price of school versus the price of equipment and it was a “no-brainer”. Chris incorporates a variety of disciplines, knowledge and ideologies in his work. “My father is a mechanic and I learned how to fix just about anything from him. His ingenuity inspired me to learn to master the many tools I need in life, both physical and metaphysical.” This philosophy is applied in many instances when the need for “creative flexibility and innovation” arises. According to Chris, “if you know how something works you can dissect it and apply what you need from it to something completely fictional.” Chris also strives to push his art far beyond the urban markets that nurtured his talents, believing that art and music are the “only universal truths left in modern society and can therefore reach far beyond their intended audience.

Hana Mitchell or Blaq: Image Navigator
A visual storyteller with extensive music video editing experience, Chicago Native Hana Mitchell aka Blaq, brings a spontaneous style of editing to every project. In the wrong place a sequence of images can destroy a story and waste the hours put into acquiring them. The editor’s job when done right is invisible; it doesn’t draw attention to itself unless for dramatic or stylistic purposes but for story telling mere frames can make the difference between comedy and tragedy. Self taught. Hana has quite the resume from Grammy nominated music videos for Eric Roberson, Lalah Hathaway, comedian Adele Givens, Omen from J Cole’s DreamVille label, Lupe Fiasco, promotional videos for Jamie Foxx, Floyd Mayweather. Feature films, commercials, documentaries and industrial videos. No matter what the subject is she can handle it and make the most mundane into beautiful art. Hana has mastered and continues to push her craft to explore different methods and techniques to string together and coalesce images for motion pictures, commercials and music videos with beauty and grace.

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