Filmmaker Wendy Jo Carlton tackles young love in Chicago with a musical twist

Filmmaker Wendy Jo Carlton tackles young love in Chicago with a musical twist
'Jamie And Jessie Are Not Together' explores the relationship between two close friends. Photo courtesy of Juicy Planet Pictures
Filmmaker Wendy Jo Carlton tackles young love in Chicago with a musical twist
'Jamie And Jessie Are Not Together' explores the relationship between two close friends. Photo courtesy of Juicy Planet Pictures

Filmmaker Wendy Jo Carlton tackles young love in Chicago with a musical twist

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Chicago-based director Wendy Jo Carlton has always loved a good love stories: Her 2009 film Hannah Free chronicled a lifelong love affair between two women as one nears the end of her life. Her latest film took a lighter look at love. Jamie And Jessie Are Not Together, shot in Chicago, explores the relationship between two close friends. Is theirs’ a romantic love or friendship? Eight Forty-Eight recently sat down with director Wendy Jo Carlton and actress Jessica London-Shields, who plays Jessie. Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together makes its Chicago debut Friday at the Gene Siskel Film Center.