STORY 2011
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STORY Conference 2011
September 15-16, 2011 :: Chicago, IL
Fuel For the Creative Class
STORY is a two day conference for the creative class. We invite practitioners from a variety of creative fields to inspire and equip the producer generation. These include artists, filmmakers, musicians, authors and designers, among others.
2011 Speakers
- Sean Astin - actor in over 70 films including Lord of the Rings, Goonies, Rudy
- Kyle Cooper - founder of Prologue Films, leading VFX company in Hollywood
- Tom Ryan - CEO of Threadless.com
- Ed Saxon - producer of The Silence of the Lambs, Adaptation, Philadelphia
- Santino Stoner - principal of Dot&Cross, director of Nooma film series
- Esther Havens - humanitarian photographer for orgs such as Charity: Water
- Ed Dobson - author and advisory editor for Christianity Today
- Lauren Chandler - musician, mother, blogger and other half of Matt Chandler
- Ian Morgan Cron - Episcopal priest and acclaimed author of Chasing Francis
- Ann Voskamp - best-selling author of One Thousand Gifts, farmer and blogger
- Mark Pierson - New Zealand author of The Art of Curating Worship
- Skye Jethani - author of The Divine Commodity, mg editor of Leadership
- Darren Whitehead - teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church
- More speakers will be added in August
Musical Artists
- John Mark McMillan - singer & songwriter from Charlotte, NC
- Daniel Bashta - worship pastor at RiverStone Church in Atlanta
- All the Bright Lights - ethereal band from Charlotte, NC
- Sons & Daughters - worship duo from Nashville, TN
- Listener - unique "talk music" performers
- Meredith Andrews - worship artist at Harvest Bible Chapel
Festival Envrionments
- Naima Lett - producer, writer and actor in several major motion pictures
- Gary Dorsey - co-founder of Pixel Peach Studio in Austin, TX
- Ted Dekker - New York Times best-selling thriller author
- Nathan Corrona - super-8 filmmaker and one half of Mars Ill
- Matthew West & Angela Thomas - authors of the The Story of Our Lives
- Kate Schmidgall & Abi Byrd - creators of Bittersweet Creative & Zine
Cancellation Policy
Tickets are transferable but non-refundable. If you need to transfer your tickets, please email us with the names of those taking your place.
For more information, please visit www.StoryChicago.com.