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Remember the Guess Brothers? They're the guys from Muncie who raised money using Kickstarter to help produce their newest opus, The Unhuman. According to a recent blog post they're almost finished shooting and intend to wrap by year's end. A few weeks ago their first effort, the short film Don't Go Into the Woods, was honored with a screening at The Drunken Zombie Film Festival in Peoria. Sadly neither could attend since the event was held at a theatre/bar and they're both underage! Head on over to their Kickstarter page and check out the trailer for the new movie. It's got a hatching alien egg and everything.

Stark Trek had an estimated budget of $160 million. Even Sam Raimi's new "low budget" horror movie Drag Me to Hell cost millions. Turns out you can get more bang for your buck in Indiana: The Unhuman is being made for around $500. Co-helmer Jacob, 13, sketched out the story for us: "A group of teens are working on a video project for school when a meteor lands bringing with it an alien infection. When some of the friends start showing up dead the remaining group must figure out which one of them (if any) have been infected by the virus." His brother Michael, 14, adds, "We know that there's been many different movies made with storylines like this. Beginning with Invasion of the Body Snatchers going all the way through to Slither. I don't want to say too much, but we're doing our own twist on this idea."

We're all angry, frustrated sadsacks here in Chicago, but we also live in a great place that's fertile ground for making movies. Via Reel Chicago, we learn that MovieMaker Magazine has designated Chicago the #1 city for indie filmmaking. The criteria included employment opportunities, cost of living, quality of life, affordable home prices and financial incentives. In this ninth annual ranking we beat out New York City, which wound up #3. Are you an indie filmmaker in Chicago? We'd like to hear from you. Email us and let us know what you're up to.