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Got time for a quick hit this afternoon, dearest Sunday sleepyheads? Our hard-working friend Nick Alonzo<\/strong> of Cluck Films<\/strong> has a new cinematic joint effort with their Chicago<\/strong> area collaborators to share, and you can be one of the first to see it from the comfort of your own home! DA BIG ZIP<\/strong>, Alonzo\u2019s fourth feature eked out on the micro-budget level, will play one of its first gigs later this afternoon at 3 p.m. Central time<\/strong><\/a><\/span> as a selection of Seattle<\/strong>\u2019s CannaBus Culture Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, which began yesterday, Saturday, October 17<\/strong>, and will finish up later today, Sunday, October 18<\/strong>. \u201cWe recently won \u2018Best Comedy Narrative\u2019 at the New York Hip Hop Film Festival<\/strong> and we\u2019re talking to them about distribution,\u201d Alonzo tells C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong> in an e-mail conversation from earlier this week. \u201c[I am s]uper happy about the reception of the film and feel like it\u2019s my most successful work to date\u201d as it follows the whimsical SHITCAGO<\/strong> (2015), contemplative THE ART OF SITTING QUIETLY & DOING NOTHING<\/strong> (2018), and thought-provoking DECAF DON<\/strong> (2019) in an outpouring of narratives that express the writer\/director\u2019s social concerns and distinct sense of humor.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n