November 6
6:30 p.m.
Ferguson Auditorium
Columbia College Chicago
600 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

Hosted by: Chicago Filmmakers

The Miseducation of Simon Kraus by director Michael J. Diaz tells the story of a young, college-educated artist trying to get his career started in a depressed economy.

Here is the official summary from the film’s website:

Simon Kraus has the talent and passion to succeed as a painter. After completing his BFA, he returns to his hometown of Melbourne, FL. He hopes that the move will provide him with solitude and inspiration. Simon has one month to complete a portfolio that he will submit for an internship with world- renowned Chinese artist Chen Lusheng.

Yet artistic productivity requires more than dreams and a natural gift. In Melbourne, new feelings, friends and moments collect in a snowballing pattern that will ultimately dictate a sharp turn in Simon’s path.

Simon’s world becomes its own swirling canvas-a tableau increasingly marred by darkness. “The Miseducation of Simon Kraus” follows Simon as he struggles to maintain his drive and paint portraits of those he loves, amidst distraction and danger.

Watch the trailer for The Miseducation of Simon Kraus:

Film still from Chicago Filmmakers website: