Chicagoan Jessica London-Shields (left) won the Best Actress Jury Award from the Asheville QFest in North Carolina for her lead role in the new Chicago-made lesbian romantic comedy, Jamie and Jessie are Not Together. The feature film will make its Chicago premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center Oct. 28 through Nov. 3. Opening night, with cast and crew in person and an after-party at Downtown Lounge, will be Friday, Oct. 28 at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are available at: siskelfilmcenter.org/jamieandjessie. Photo from the movie by Justine Gendron
