Bob Teitel Brings Hollywood to Humboldt Park

Bob Teitel Brings Hollywood to Humboldt Park
Left to right: Bob Teitel, George Tillman Jr. and Tim Story on the set of Barbershop
Bob Teitel Brings Hollywood to Humboldt Park
Left to right: Bob Teitel, George Tillman Jr. and Tim Story on the set of Barbershop

Bob Teitel Brings Hollywood to Humboldt Park

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This week is your last chance to crane your neck to see the filming of the major motion picture Humboldt Park. It’s a comedy about a Latino family.  filming all around the West side Chicago neighborhood with producers  George Tillman and Bob Teitel. They are the duo who’ve produced countless mainstream Chicago-centric movies, including Soulfood, Roll Bounce and the mega-hit, Barbershop. Bob Teitel sits down with host Justin Kaufmann to talk about how he’s bringing the Humboldt Park experience to Hollywood.

Plus, we hear about some of the work multimedia artist Wafaa Bilal is cooking up for the coming year.