Chicago College Instructor Gets Environmental with "Little Green Men"

Chicago — We're in an era where self-interest and the common good intersect according to Michael Wright, a digital filmmaking instructor at The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago and producer on a new television show set to debut on Wednesday, April 22 on Chicago's WYCC (PBS).

"Little Green Men" will introduce the audience to electricians, roofers, masons, carpenters and plumbers, as they descend upon urban homes, making them ecologically sustainable and economically efficient. Wright developed the idea for the show after he and his wife bought an  older condo with its old pipes, electrical and heating and colling systems.

The show's editor is Wright's fellow co-worker, instructor Chaslav Krstich. A dozen students from The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago's digital filmmaking program served as apprentices on the pilot episode.

"Little Green Men" is set to debut on WYCC/PBS
(Channel 20 - analog, Channel 21 - digital)
Wednesday, April 22 @ 7:30 p.m.

For more information about the show, visit www.littlegreenmentvshow.com or contact Natalia Derevyanny at nderevyanny@aii.edu or 312.777.8640.

About The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, located at 350 North Orleans Street (at Mart Center) attracts a diverse mix of students from throughout the Chicago area and world. A satellite location of The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago is located at 180 North Wabash. The college's bachelor's degree programs include Advertising, Culinary Management, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production, Game Art & Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing & Management, Interior Design, Media Arts & Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, Visual Communications and Web Design & Interactive Media. The college's associate's degree programs include Accessory Design, Culinary Arts, Fashion Merchandising,[cd1]  Hospitality Management and Web Design & Interactive Media. Graduates are trained for entry-level positions in their chosen fields through curricula that emphasize actual job skills and competencies necessary for success in the field. For more information about The Illinois Institute of Art — Chicago, call the college at 312.280.3500 or visit the school's website at www.artinstitutes.edu/chicago.