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Wesley Willis's Joyrides shines light on dark life of Chicago icon

[Above: Still from Wesley Willis's Joyride]A riff on Daniel Bitton's 2003 documentary The Daddy Of Rock 'n' Roll, released a few months before Wesley Willis’s death from leukemia at age 40, Wesley Willis' Joyrides is a second look at the iconic Chicago artist and musician. Strung together from more than five years of footage by directors Chris Bagley and Kim Shively, the film will be featured at this week’s 44th Chicago International Film Festival.  ...  read more